Development and Control of Water Power: Hearings on the Development and Control of Water Power Before the National Waterways Commission, November 21-24, 1911U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 - 292 páginas |
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ADAMS agency ALEXANDER amount applied authority bill calcium carbide capital cent CHAIRMAN charge Chief of Engineers coal commercial commission compensation Congress construction cost CROSBY crucible steel development of water DUNN electric furnace Electrical Engineers electrochemical industries electrochemistry enterprise Federal Government FINNEY fixed flood flow forest reserve Gano Dunn grant GRIFFITH horsepower hydroelectric interest Interior investment irrigation lease LEIGHTON matter McKEE ment miles national forests navigable streams necessary NEWCOMB Niagara Falls operation permittee pig iron PINCHOT possible power development practically present produced public domain public utilities purposes question rates reason regulation reservoirs revocable permit River Secretary FISHER Secretary of War Southern Power SPARKMAN statement statute steam plants steel STILLWELL Stone & Webster storage term thing tion TOWNLEY transmission lines United WANGER water power water-power development
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Página 259 - ... all surplus water over and above such actual appropriation and use, together with the water of all lakes, rivers, and other sources of water supply upon the public lands, and not navigable, shall remain and be held free for the appropriation and use of the public for irrigation, mining, and manufacturing purposes subject to existing rights.
Página 176 - In every contract or agreement to be made or entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the United States, there shall be inserted an express condition that no Member of or Delegate to Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of such contract or agreement, or to any benefit to arise thereupon.
Página 108 - ... such conditions and stipulations may be imposed as the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War may deem necessary to protect the present and future interests of the United States, which may include the condition that...
Página 112 - ... and suit for such expense may be brought in the name of the United States against such persons, and recovery had for such expense in any court of competent jurisdiction...
Página 168 - That the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall, from and after the passage, of this Act, execute or cause to be executed all laws affecting public lands heretofore or hereafter reserved under the provisions of section twenty-four of the Act entitled "An Act to repeal the timber-culture laws, and for other purposes...
Página 108 - ... imposed by them, shall provide for improving and developing navigation, and fix such charge or charges for the privilege granted as may be sufficient to restore conditions with respect to navigability as existing at the time such privilege be granted or reimburse the United States for doing the same, and for such additional or further expense as may be incurred by the United States with...
Página 176 - That if any of the lands or deposits leased under the provisions of this act shall be subleased, trusteed, possessed, or controlled by any device permanently, temporarily, directly, indirectly, tacitly, or in any manner whatsoever...
Página 275 - ... computation involves consideration of the increase of power available from storage in the several portions of the country in which surveys have been made, and applying the ratio of increase to unsurveyed and similar country in those regions. The topographic surveys, while they cover only one-fourth of the total area of the country, have nevertheless been prosecuted in all sections, so that the storage data are applicable to all physiographic types that are comprised within the United States....
Página 109 - Provided, That Congress may revoke any rights conferred in pursuance of this Act whenever it is necessary for public use, and, in the event of any such revocation by Congress, the United States shall pay the owners of any dam and appurtenant works built under authority of this Act, as full compensation, the reasonable value thereof, exclusive of the value of the authority or franchise granted, such reasonable value to be determined by mutual agreement between...
Página 259 - ... shall remain and be held free for the appropriation and use of the public for irrigation, mining, and manufacturing DESERT LANDS ACT. 269 purposes subject to existing rights.