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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 · § 806

§ 806. Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay

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The licensee shall commence the construction of the project works within the time fixed in the license, which shall not be more than two years from the date thereof, shall thereafter in good faith and with due diligence prosecute such construction, and shall within the time fixed in the license complete and put into operation such part of the ultimate development as the commission shall deem necessary to supply the reasonable needs of the then available market, and shall from time to time thereafter construct such portion of the balance of such development as the commission may direct, so as to supply adequately the reasonable market demands until such development shall have been completed.
The periods for the commencement of construction may be extended for not more than 8 additional years, and the period for the completion of construction carried on in good faith and with reasonable diligence may be extended by the commission when not incompatible with the public interests. In case the licensee shall not commence actual construction of the project works, or of any specified part thereof, within the time prescribed in the license or as extended by the commission, then, after due notice given, the license shall, as to such project works or part thereof, be terminated upon written order of the commission.
In case the construction of the project works, or of any specified part thereof, has been begun but not completed within the time prescribed in the license, or as extended by the commission, then the Attorney General, upon the request of the commission, shall institute proceedings in equity in the district court of the United States for the district in which any part of the project is situated for the revocation of said license, the sale of the works constructed, and such other equitable relief as the case may demand, as provided for in section 820 of this title.
(June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. I, § 13, 41 Stat. 1071; renumbered pt. I, Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212, 49 Stat. 847; amended Pub. L. 115–270, title III, § 3001(b), Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3862.)
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  • June 10, 1920, ch. 285
  • 41 Stat. 1071
  • Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687
  • 49 Stat. 847
  • 132 Stat. 3862
  • Pub. L. 119–90
  • 140 Stat. 820
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§ 806
Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay
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ActJune 10, 1920, ch. 285
Stat.41 Stat. 1071
ActAug. 26, 1935, ch. 687
Stat.49 Stat. 847
Stat.132 Stat. 3862
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