Hoover Dam Police

<p>The Hoover Dam Police, officially the Bureau of Reclamation Police, was a <a href="/facts/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States/UJvsMwEk">federal</a> <a href="/facts/Security_police/p86zPbWB">security police</a> force, stationed at <a href="/facts/Hoover_Dam/WIPXAeBe">Hoover Dam</a> 23 miles (37 km) southeast of <a href="/facts/Las_Vegas/DLwGjxJt">Las Vegas</a> under the command of the <a href="/facts/US_Bureau_of_Reclamation/TzY5wlgI">US Bureau of Reclamation</a>. Reclamation Police Officers were stationed only at Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam was both listed on the <a href="/facts/National_Register_of_Historic_Places/leUNvfW6">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1981, and was designated a <a href="/facts/National_Historic_Landmark/gSl4aEdv">National Historic Landmark</a> in 1985. Hoover Dam has been designated as <a href="/facts/Critical_Infrastructure_Protection/SVobEdoz">National Critical Infrastructure</a>. The primary responsibilities of the Hoover Dam Police Officer were to protect the dam, the world's 57th-largest <a href="/facts/Hydroelectric/zEeJIK2B">hydroelectric</a> generating station, which provides about 2,080 <a href="/facts/Megawatts/VK8oqRrm">megawatts</a>, its associated structures, and to safeguard the lives of visitors and employees. The Hoover Dam Police were assisted by unarmed Bureau of Reclamation <a href="/facts/Security_guard/hrpVUPqz">security guards</a> who control access to reclamation facilities and deter individuals who might consider criminal activities or terrorist acts.
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Hoover Dam Police