Chapter 3302. Permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi River at or near the village of Clearwater, Wright County, Minnesota
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CHAP. 3302.— An Act Permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi River at or near the village of Clearwater, Wright County, Minnesota. June 14, 1906. [[H. R. 17455](/us/bill/59/hr/17455).] [[Public, No. 23](/us/pl/59/23).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the consent of Congress Mississippi River.Mississippi River Power Company may dam, at Clearwater, Minn.is hereby granted to The Mississippi River Power Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, its successors and assigns, to build a dam across the Mississippi River above the mouth of Clearwater River, at or near the village of Clearwater, Wright County, Minnesota, for the development of water power, and such works and structures in connection therewith as may be necessary or convenient in the development of said power and in the utilization *Provisos.*Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.of the power thereby developed: *Provided*, That the plans for the construction of said dam and appurtenant works shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of the construction of the same:
Modification of plans. *And provided further,* That The Mississippi River Power Company, its successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such plans after such approval, either before or after the completion of said structures, unless the modification of said plans shall have previously been submitted Sluiceway.to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and of the Secretary of War: *And provided further*, That there shall be placed and maintained in connection with said dam a sluiceway so arranged as to permit logs, timber, and lumber to pass around, through, or over said dam without unreasonable delay or hindrance and without Lock.toll or charges: *And provided further*, That the dam shall be so constructed that the Government of the United States may at any time construct in connection therewith a suitable lock for navigation purposes, Control of dam by United States.and may at any time, without compensation, control the said dam so far as shall be necessary for purposes of navigation, but shall not destroy the water power developed by said dam and structures to any greater extent than may be necessary to provide proper facilities Changes.for navigation, and that the Secretary of War may at any time require and enforce, at the expense of the owners, such modifications and changes in the construction of such dam as he may deem advisable in Fishways.the interests of navigation: *And provided further*, That suitable fishways, to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, shall be constructed and maintained at said dam by The Mississippi River Power Company, its successors or assigns.
Litigation. Sec. 2. That in ease any litigation arises from the building of said dam, or from the obstruction of said river by said dam or appurtenant works, cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for that purpose in the State of Minnesota and in the courts of the United Existing laws not affected.States: *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the. protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said structures from the operation of same. 267 Sec. 3.
That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein Time of construction.*Post,* p. 1235.authorized be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the time of the passage of this Act. Sec. 4. That the right to amend or repeal this Act is hereby expressly Amendment.reserved. Time of construction. Approved, June 14, 1906.