Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 41 Part 1.djvu/1087

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1066 s1X*rY-s1X*rH concnnss. sm. 11. cs. 285. 1920. inconsistent with thelpurpose for which such reservation was created or acquired, and sh be subject to and contain such conditions as the Secretary of the department under whose supervision such reservation falls shall deem necessary for the adequate protection and ,t§?p'{’,§“l ,°L§v`?§,'§§; utilization of such reservation: Promkled further, That no license “’°*°”· aifectin the navi able capacity of any navigable waters of the United gStates shall be issued until the plans of the dam or other structures affecting navigation have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War. Whenever the contemplated improvement is, in the judgment of the commission, desirab e and justified in the public interest for the purpose of improving or developing a waterway or waterways for the use or bene t of interstate of foreign commerce, a finding to that effect shall be made by the commission and shall become a part of the records of the commisuse or com-nment sion: Provided further, That in case the commission shall find that g§§§_’°' p“bu° P"` any Government dam may be advantageously used by] the United States for public (purposes in addition to navigation, no 'cense therefor shall be issue until two years after it sh have reported to Congress the facts and conditions relating thereto, except that this provision shall not apply to an Government dam constructed jélrzilqr to sence mppuqmou the passage of this Act: Andlrprovvhied further That upon the g of xg? p'°l`°”°°” any application for a license which has not been preceded by adpreliminarydpermit under subsection (e) of this section, notice sh be I G Hmm giviexii ern published as required by ithe proviso of sapd supiection. H Ss'? P" . ***7 e oissue re ' ermits or the ose o ena ing app - Pe1T»u•gri°13i)8Iih“nts` cants for a. liceiise hereiilnlilgr to secure theptliila and to perform the §§T;°‘ umu, ,0 acts required by section 9 hereof: Provided, however, That upon the swam. Eling 0 any application for a preliminary permit by any person, association, or corporation the commission, before granting such application, shall at once give notice of such application in writing to any State or municipality likely to be interested in or affected by such apxplication; and shall also publish notice of such application for eig t weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper publishe in the county or counties in which the project or any part thereof or the _ lands affected therqbg are situated. M§gfj,QF,Q’; 0’;§§jm{‘é' (f) To {prescribe es and regulations for the establishment of a tm. ’ ’system o accounts and for the maintenance thereof by licensees hereunder; to examine all books and accounts of such licensees at any time: to require them to submit at such time or times as the commission may require statements and reports, including full information as to assets and liabilities, capitalization, net investment and reduction thereof, gross receipts, interest due and paid, depreciation and other reserves, cost of project, cost of maintenance and operation of the project, cost of renewals and replacements of the project yvorks, and as to depreciation of the project works and as to production, transmission, use and sale of power; also to require any , _ icensee to make adequatguprovision for currently determining said ‘°“““°“”°· costs and other facts. - such statements and reports shall be made upon oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form and pwghmpnt {mam on such blanks as the commission may require. Any erson who, ¤ea»a;&mn“s.m. for the purpose of deceiving, makes or causes to be mage any false entry in the books or the accounts of such licensee, and any erson who, for the purpose of deceiving, makes or causes to be mad)e any false statement or report m response to a request or order or direction from the commission for the statements and report herein referred to shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned C d:_4t h _ __ not more than Eve years, or both. .,,,,§;.;;3§,,,,,,,,,,‘$,§’,f"§`t.Zj (g) To hold hearings and to order testimony to be taken by deposition at any designated place in connection with the application for any permit or license, or the regulation of rates, service, or securities, or the making of any investigation, as provided in this Act;