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    16 USC Sec. 832                                              01/26/98

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION


    CHAPTER 12B - BONNEVILLE PROJECT

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    Sec. 832. Completion and maintenance of project; generation of


        electricity

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      For the purpose of improving navigation on the Columbia River,


    and for other purposes incidental thereto, the dam, locks, power


    plant, and appurtenant works under construction on August 20, 1937,


    at Bonneville, Oregon and North Bonneville, Washington (called


    Bonneville project in this chapter), shall be completed,


    maintained, and operated under the direction of the Secretary of


    the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, subject to


    the provisions of this chapter relating to the powers and duties of


    the Bonneville power administrator provided for in section 832a(a)


    of this title (called the administrator in this chapter) respecting


    the transmission and sale of electric energy generated at said


    project.  The Secretary of the Army shall provide, construct,


    operate, maintain, and improve at Bonneville project such


    machinery, equipment, and facilities for the generation of electric


    energy as the administrator may deem necessary to develop such


    electric energy as rapidly as markets may be found therefor.  The


    electric energy thus generated and not required for the operation


    of the dam and locks at such project and the navigation facilities


    employed in connection therewith shall be delivered to the


    administrator, for disposition as provided in this chapter.

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    (Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 720, Sec. 1, 50 Stat. 731; July 26, 1947, ch.


    343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)

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                               CHANGE OF NAME


      Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of


    Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a)


    of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section


    205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug.


    10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956,


    enacted ''Title 10, Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013


    continued military Department of the Army under administrative


    supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

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      Act Aug. 20, 1937, ch. 720, 50 Stat. 731, which enacted this


    chapter, is popularly known as the ''Bonneville Project Act of


    1937''.

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                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS


      Functions of Secretary of the Interior with respect to Bonneville


    Power Administration transferred to Secretary of Energy by section


    7152(a)(1)(D), (2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, with


    Bonneville Power Administration to be preserved as a distinct


    organizational entity within Department of Energy and headed by an


    Administrator.

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                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS


      This section is referred to in section 832f of title.