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PUBLIC LAW 4 3 6 - J U N E 28, 1954
SEC. 9. The operation and maintenance of the dams shall be subject to reasonable rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Army in the interest of flood control and navigation. SEC. 10. An allocation of cost of flood control provided in addition to that required to compensate for displaced valley storage and of cost of navigation shall be approved by the Federal Power Commission, taking into consideration recommendations of the Chief of Engineers based upon flood control and navigation benefits estimated by the Chief of Engineers. SEC. 11. If the Federal Power Commission shall issue a license under this Act, the Commission shall simultaneously make a full report to the Public Works Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress, setting out the major provisions and conditions inserted in such license, and a copy of the Commission's report shall forthwith be submitted to the Chief of Engineers who shall review the same and promptly submit to said committees his views as to whether the major provisions and conditions in such license are adaptable to the comprehensive plan. In the event the Congress by legislative enactment adopts a policy of compensating such licensees for navigation and flood control costs, any such allocated navigation and flood control costs are hereby authorized to be compensated through annual contributions by the United States. SEC. 12. Unless it is beyond the reasonable control of a licensee acting in good faith and exercising due diligence: (1) an application for a preliminary permit under the Federal Power Act relating to the development of the Coosa River shall be prosecuted with reasonable diligence before the Federal Power Commission; (2) an application for a license to construct such dams shall be filed with such Commission within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) construction of one such dam shall be commenced wnthin a period of one year subsequent to the date of the issuance of a license by such Commission; (4) at least one such dam and its powerplant shall be completed and in operation in accordance with the terms of the license within five years from the date of the issuance of such license by such Commission; and (5) the remaining dams included in the license issued by such Commission shall be completed within ten years from the date of the commencement of construction of the first dam, subject to the provisions of section 13 of the Federal Power Act: Provided, That if any of such conditions are not fulfilled, or if the Commission denies the application for a license, the authorization relating to the Alabama-Coosa River provided for in the Act, approved March 2, 1945, shall have the same status as it would have had if this Act had not been enacted, so far as the uncompleted project works are concerned; in which event the outstanding license may be terminated or revoked and the uncompleted and completed project works may be sold or acquired by the United States as provided in sections 13 and 26 of the Federal Power Act. SEC. 13. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect in any way the authorization of the development of the Alabama-Coosa River and tributaries other than that portion of the development involving projects on the Coosa River or the authority of the Federal Power Commission to issue a license for the complete development of the Coosa River by States or municipalities under section 7(a) of the Federal Power Act or to find under section 7(b) of said Act that the development should be undertaken by the United States itself. Approved June 28, 1954.
Operation and m aint enanc e«
Flood control allocation.
FPC l i c e n s e. Report.
Time limitations. 16 USC 7 9 i a.
16 USC 806.
59 Stat. 17.
16 USC 806. 820>
16 USC 800.
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