Chapter 479. Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of dam or dams in Neches River, Texas
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Chap. 479: Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of dam or dams in Neches River, Texas. 1929-03-02 479 Chapter 45 Stat. 1450 70 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 public Chapter 479.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress for the construction of dam or dams in Neches River, Texas.
March 2, 1929.[[H. R. 16612](/us/bill/70/hr/16612).][[Public, No. 905](/us/pl/70/905).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Neches River.Construction of dam or dams across, above Beaumont, by designated parties, authorized. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Neches Canal Company, Neches Water Company, Beaumont Irrigating Company, the city of Beaumont, Texas, or the city of Port Arthur, Texas, or any one or more of them, to construct a dam or dams across the Neches River, at points suitable to the interests of navigation, above the city of *Provisos*.Approval of plans required.Beaumont, Texas: *Provided*, That the work on such dam or dams shall not be commenced until the plans therefor have been filed with and approved by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers Use for water power, not authorized.of the United States Army: *And 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. Amendment. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 2, 1929.
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