Chapter 274. Authorizing the construction, maintenance, and operation of a dam and appurtenant intake and outlet structures across or in the Potomac River at or near Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland
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CHAP. 274.— An Act Authorizing the construction, maintenance, and operation of a dam and appurtenant intake and outlet structures across or in the Potomac River at or near Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland. March 4, 1923.[[H. R. 13554](/us/bill/67/hr/13554).][[Public, No. 525](/us/67/pl/525).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That The Williamsport Potomac River,Williamsport Power Company may dam at Williamsport Md.Power Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam and appurtenant intake and outlet structures across or in the Potomac River at or near Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland: *Provided*, That the Provisos.Approval of plans.work shall not be commenced until the plans therefor have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and by the Secretary of War: *Provided further*, That this No authority for water-power development, etc,, given.Act shall not be construed to authorize the use or such dam and/or other structures to develop water power or generate hydroelectric energy.
Sec. 2. That the authority granted by this Act shall cease Time of construction.and be null and void unless the actual construction of the dam and other structures hereby authorized is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval of this Act: *Provided*, That from and after thirty days’ notice from the Federal *Proviso*.Termination of authority on notice from Federal Power Commission of interfering with water-power development.Power Commission, or other authorized agency of the United States, to said company or its successors, that desirable water-power development will be interfered with by the existence of such dam and/or other structures, as the case may be, the authority hereby granted to construct, maintain, and operate such dam and/or other structures designated in such notice shall terminate and be at an end; and any grantee or licensee of the United States proposing Grantee of power project may remove, etc., dam.to develop a power project at or near such dam and/or other structure shall have authority to remove, submerge, or utilize such dam and/or other structures under such conditions as said commission or other agency may determine, but such conditions shall not include compensation for the removal, submergence, or utilization of such dam.
Sec.. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is Amendment.hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 4, 1923.