§ 831q. — Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC831q]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12A--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Sec. 831q. Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of
railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.
In order to enable and empower the Secretary of the Army, the
Secretary of the Interior, or the board to carry out the authority
conferred in this chapter, in the most economical and efficient manner,
he or it is authorized and empowered in the exercise of the powers of
national defense in aid of navigation, and in the control of the flood
waters of the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers, constituting channels of
interstate commerce, to exercise the right of eminent domain for all
purposes of this chapter, and to condemn all lands, easements, rights of
way, and other area necessary in order to obtain a site for said Cove
Creek Dam, and the flowage rights for the reservoir of water above said
dam, and to negotiate and conclude contracts with States, counties,
municipalities, and all State agencies and with railroads, railroad
corporations, common carriers, and all public utility commissions and
any other person, firm, or corporation, for the relocation of railroad
tracks, highways, highway bridges, mills, ferries, electric-light
plants, and any and all other properties, enterprises, and projects
whose removal may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of
this chapter. When said Cove Creek Dam, transmission line, and power
house shall have been completed, the possession, use, and control
thereof shall be intrusted to the Corporation for use and operation in
connection with the general Tennessee Valley project, and to promote
flood control and navigation in the Tennessee River.
(May 18, 1933, ch. 32, Sec. 18, 48 Stat. 67; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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 Secretary of
the Army.
Completion of Dam
The site for the Cove Creek Dam has been obtained and the dam
completed.
