Chapter 97. Granting the consent of Congress to the village of Port Chester, New York, and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, or either of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a dam across the Byram River
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CHAP. 97.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the village of Port Chester, New York, and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, or either of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a dam across the Byram River. April 12, 1924.[[H. R. 6943](/us/bill/68/hr/6943).][[Public, No. 81](/us/pl/68/81).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the consentByram River.Port Chester, N. Y., and Greenwich, Conn., may dam. of Congress is hereby granted to the village of Port Chester, New York, and the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, or either of them, to construct, maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam across the Byram River at or near such village and town: *Provided*, That the work shall not be commenced until*Provisos*.Approval of plans. the plans therefor have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and by the Secretary of War:Use restricted. *Provided further*, That this Act shall not be construed to authorize the use of such dam to develop water power or generate hydroelectric energy.
Sec. 2. That the authority granted by this Act shall cease and beTime of construction. null and void unless the actual construction of the dam hereby authorized is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval of this Act: *Provided*, That from*Proviso*.Terminated if water-power development interfered with. and after thirty days’ notice from the Federal Power Commission, or other authorized agency of the United States, to said village and town, or either of them, that desirable water-power development will be interfered with by the existence of said dam, the authority hereby granted to construct, maintain, and operate said dam shall terminate and be at an end; and any grantee or licensee of the United StatesAuthority of grantee of power project. proposing to develop a power project at or near said dam shall have authority to remove, submerge, or utilize said dam under such conditionsConditions. as said commission or other agency may determine, but such conditions shall not include compensation for the removal, submergence, or utilization of said dam.
Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expresslyAmendment. reserved. Approved, April 12, 1924.