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831Creation; short title831aMembership, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors831bOfficers and employees; wages of laborers and mechanics; application of employees’ compensation provisions831b–1Acceptance of services of volunteers831cCorporate powers generally; eminent domain; construction of dams, transmission lines, etc.831c–1Bridges endangered or damaged by dams, etc.; compensation of and contracts with owner for protection, replacement, etc.831c–2Civil actions for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death831c–3Law enforcement831dDirectors; maintenance and operation of plant for production, sale, and distribution of fertilizer and power831eOfficers and employees; nonpolitical appointment; removal for violation831fControl of plants and property vested in Corporation; transfer of other property to Corporation831gPrincipal office of Corporation; books; directors’ oath831hAnnual financial statement; purchases and contracts; audit by Comptroller General831h–1Operation of dams primarily for promotion of navigation and controlling floods; generation and sale of electricity831h–3Recreational access831iSale of surplus power; preferences; experimental work; acquisition of existing electric facilities831jEquitable distribution of surplus power among States and municipalities; improvement in production of fertilizer831kTransmission lines; construction or lease; sale of power over other than Government lines; rates when sold for resale at profit831k–1Extension of credit to States, municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in operation of existing facilities831lFinancial assistance to States and local governments in lieu of taxation; apportionment; limitation on contracts for sale of power to municipalities; report to Congress831mAllocation and charge of value and cost of plants to particular objects; cost accounting; reports of costs of operation; sale of surplus power at profit831m–1Tennessee Valley Authority least-cost planning program831nBonds for future construction; amount, terms, and conditions831n–1Bonds to carry out provisions of section 831k–1; amount, terms, and conditions831n–2Bonds; limitation of issuance under sections 831n and 831n–1831n–3Use of funds; limitation of issuance831n–4Bonds for financing power program831oCompletion of unfinished plants authorized831qEminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.831rPatents; access to Patent and Trademark Office and right to copy patents; compensation to patentees831sPossession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders831tOffenses; fines and punishment831uSurveys; cooperation with States or other agencies831vLegislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President831wAcquisition of real or personal property; payment by delivery of power; sale or lease of vacant land for industrial purposes831xCondemnation proceedings; institution by Corporation; venue831yNet proceeds over expense payable into Treasury831y–1Approval of plans by Board as condition precedent to construction and operation; restraining action without approval; other laws unaffected831zAuthorization of appropriations831aaLaws repealed831bbReservation of right to amend or repeal831ccSeparability831ddLiberal construction of chapter; sale of surplus lands831eeEssential stewardship activities