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Code · U.S. Code · Title 16 - CONSERVATION · CHAPTER 12— FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER · SUBCHAPTER I— REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES · § 797a

§ 797a. Congressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments

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On and after March 3, 1921, no permit, license, lease, or authorization for dams, conduits, reservoirs, power houses, transmission lines, or other works for storage or carriage of water, or for the development, transmission, or utilization of power within the limits as constituted, March 3, 1921, of any national park or national monument shall be granted or made without specific authority of Congress.
(Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 129, 41 Stat. 1353.)
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  • Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 129
  • 41 Stat. 1353
  • Act Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212
  • 49 Stat. 847
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§ 797a
Congressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments
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ActMar. 3, 1921, ch. 129
Stat.41 Stat. 1353
ActAct Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212
Stat.49 Stat. 847
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