§ 833. — Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC833]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12C--FORT PECK PROJECT
Sec. 833. Completion and maintenance of project; generation of
electricity
For the purpose of improving navigation on the Missouri River, and
for other purposes incidental thereto, the dam and appurtenant works now
under construction at Fort Peck, Montana, and a suitable power plant for
the production of hydroelectric power (which dam, power plant, and
appurtenant works are hereinafter called Fort Peck project), 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
Bureau of Reclamation (hereinafter called the Bureau), as provided for
in section 833a(a) of this title, 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 Fort Peck
project such machinery, equipment, and facilities for the generation of
electric energy as the Bureau 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 at such project and the navigation facilities employed in connection
therewith shall be delivered to the Bureau for disposition as provided
in this chapter.
(May 18, 1938, ch. 250, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 403; 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act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.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.
Transfer of Functions
Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including
construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and
attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section
7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are
to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within
Department of Energy.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 833e of this title.
