Regulation of the Development of Water Power and Resources | MidpageRegulation of the Development of Water Power and Resources
791aShort title792Federal Power Commission; creation; number; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; quorum; chairman; salary; place of holding sessions793Appointment of officers and employees of Commission; duties, and salaries; detail of officers and employees from other departments; expenditures authorized794, 795Omitted796Definitions797General powers of Commission797aCongressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments797bDuty to keep Congress fully and currently informed797cDams in National Park System units797dThird party contracting by FERC798Purpose and scope of preliminary permits; transfer and cancellation799License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender800Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses801Transfer of license; obligations of transferee802Information to accompany application for license; landowner notification803Conditions of license generally804Project works affecting navigable waters; requirements insertable in license805Participation by Government in costs of locks, etc.806Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay807Right of Government to take over project works808New licenses and renewals809Temporary use by Government of project works for national safety; compensation for use810Disposition of charges arising from licenses811Operation of navigation facilities; rules and regulations; penalties812Public-service licensee; regulations by State or by commission as to service, rates, charges, etc.813Power entering into interstate commerce; regulation of rates, charges, etc.814Exercise by licensee of power of eminent domain815Contract to furnish power extending beyond period of license; obligations of new licensee816Preservation of rights vested prior to June 10, 1920817Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities818Public lands included in project; reservation of lands from entry820Proceedings for revocation of license or to prevent violations of license821State laws and water rights unaffected822Reservation of right to alter or repeal chapter823Repeal of inconsistent laws823aConduit hydroelectric facilities823bEnforcement823cAlaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects823dAlternative conditions and prescriptions823ePromoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams823fClosed-loop pumped storage projects823gConsiderations for relicensing terms