Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 41 Part 1.djvu/1094

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srxrrsrxru CONGRESS. sm. II. cu. 285. 1920. 1073 1902; and 37} per centum of the charges arising from licenses here- T°8*°*°°· under for the occupancy and use of national forests, national parks, public lands, and national monuments, from development within the boundaries of any State shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to such State; and 50 per eentum of the charges aris' wm*`*gs¤= ***1 °*h•¤ H- from all other licenses hereunder is hereby reserved and alppropriatlgd ' as a special fund in the Treasury to be expended under the direction tibtir sfildlil oilzylliéguii of the Secretary of War in the maintenance and operation of dams ‘“‘“*· and other navigation structures owned by the Unite States or in the construction, maintenance, or operation of headwater or other im rovements of navigable waters of the United States. N ti mm Sino. 18. That the operation of any navigation facilities which mtgiZi¢i°°t0°f¤;mts¤ii° may be constructed as a part of or in connection with any dam or ‘§,°,;;_*" S°°‘°*°'Y °i diversion structure built under the provisions of this Act, whether at the expense of a licensee hereunder or of the United States, shall at all times be controlled by such reasonable rules and regulations in the interest of navigation, including the control of the level of the pool caused by such dam or diversion structure as may be made rom time to time b the Secretary of War. Such rules and regula- uQ{,§,*§,§,$,’;;}f§§,_“ tions may include the maintenance and operation by such licensee at its own expense of such and signals as may be directed by the Secretaiiy of War, and suc iishwa as may be prescribed by the Secret o Commerce; and for failure to com ly with any ,,l§¤°'{,‘§t"°' "°"°""" such 1% or regulation such licensee shall be deemed) guilt of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punislied as *’°"·P·“”°- provided in section 25 hereof. 1,,,,,,,,, www ,,_ Sec. 19. That as a condition of the license, every licensee hereunder owes. which is a public-service corporation, or a person, association, or ¤£i°}Ei,”°“°1°ti°”’ °° corporation owning or operatu;g any project and developing, transmrttmg, or distributing power or sale or use in public service, shall abide y such reasonable regulation of the services to be rendered to customers or consumers of power, and of rates and charges of a — ment therefor, as may from time to time be prescribed by any constituted agency o the State in which the service is rendered or the rate charged. That in case of the development, transmission, ,,,§,,°*§,‘},'°*}}’°,,'§’,’@ or distribution, or use in public service of power by any licensee 1>r¤us·i¤ wwwhereunder or by its customer eng d in public service within a State which has not authorized anaduempowered a commission or other agency or agencies within said State to regulate and control the services to be rendered by such licensee or by its customer engaged in public service, or the rates and charges of payment therefor or the amount or character of securities to be issued by an of said arties, it -is agreed as a condition of such license that juristhetion is hereby conferred upon the commission, upon complaint of any person aggrieved or upon ICS own initiative, to exercise such regulation and control until such time as the State shall have provided a. commission P,,,,,,,_ or other authority for Such regulation and control: Provided, That '1`g,§¤·:n§¤m‘;{;;¤ S*¤*° the jurisdiction of the commission shall cease and determine as to pm ` each specific matter of regulation and control prescribed in this section as soon as the State shall have provided a commission or other authority for the regulation and control of that specific matter. 1;,,,,,,,,;,;,,, my · Sec. 20. That when said power or any part thereof shall enter into gygwwymvgm interstate or foreign commerce· the rates charged and the_service ' rendered b any such licensee, or b an subsidiary corporation, the stock of wliiich is owned or controlfed egrectly or indirectly bgfguch licensee, or by any person,_co ration, or association pure power from such licensee for sai.]? and distribution or use rn public service shall be reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and just to the customer and all unreasonable discriminatory and unjust rates or ,,1,%-?_g,¤}i¤¤*¤*Y·°°°-· services are hereby prohibited V and declared to be unlawful; and { c¤¤;¤;e.s1¤¤_ to suwhenever any of the States directly concerned has not provided a §’§,°$;J°di{§ Qtgilinty