88th Congress, S. 453 An Act 77 STAT. 250, To change the name of the Memphis lock and dam on the Toubigbee River near Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Memphis Alabama. lock and dam near Aliceville, Alabama, on the Tombigbee River shall Aliceville hereafter be known and designated as the Aliceville lock and dam. look and dam, Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the designation, United States in which such lock and dam are referred to shall be held to refer to such lock and dam as the Aliceville lock and dam. Approved October 16, 1963. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 779 (Comm. on Public Works). June 20: Considered and passed Senate. 88th Congress, H. R. 4062 An Act 77 STAT. 475. To amend the Act authorizing the transmission and disposition by the Secretary of the Interior of electric energy generated at Falcon Dam on the Rio Grande to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to also market power generated at Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of Falcon and Amithe Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255), be amended as follows: stad Dams. (a) In the first sentence of section 1 change the phrase "Falcon Power marketing. Dam, an international storage reservoir project" to read "Falcon Dam and Amistad Dam, international storage reservoir projects", and change the word "project", the second place it appears, to read "projects". (b) In the second sentence of section 1 change the word "project" to read "projects". (c) In the fourth sentence of section 1 of said Act, strike out the balance of the sentence beginning with the phrase "in order to make the power and energy generated at said project" and insert in lieu thereof the following: "for the integration of the Falcon and Amistad projects and in order to make the power and energy generated at said projects available in wholesale quantities for sale on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to facilities owned by the Federal Government, public bodies, cooperatives, and privately owned companies." SEC. 2. The Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255), is amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows: "SEC. 4. The release of United States water from the Falcon and Amistad Dams for the production of hydroelectric energy shall be such as not to interfere with United States vested rights to the use of water for municipal, domestic, irrigation, and industrial purposes or with storage of water for these purposes.' Approved December 23, 1963. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 319 (Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs). July 8: Passed House. Nov. 27: Considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 17: House agreed to Senate amendment. 88th Congress, H. R. 9934 An Act 78 STAT 222, To authorize the construction of a dam on the Saint Louis River, Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate und House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Minnesota. Congress is hereby granted for the purposes of section 9 of the Act of St. Louis River, March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401), to the Eveleth Taconite Company, a construction of Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct a dam dam on the Saint Louis River, Minnesota, townships 56 and 57 north, range 18 west, Saint Louis County, Minnesota. 30 Stat. 1151. SEC. 2. The authority granted by this Act shall terminate if the Termination of actual construction of the dam hereby authorized is not commenced authority. within five years and completed within ten years from the date of the passage of this Act. Approved June 25, 1964. 88th Congress, S. 502 An Act 78 STAT. 607. To preserve the jurisdiction of the Congress over construction of hydroelectric projects on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no licenses or Colorado River. permits shall be issued under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 7918- Hydroelectrio 823) nor any applications for such licenses or permits be accepted for projects. filing for the reach of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam 41 Stat. 1063; and Lake Mead during the period ending December 31, 1966: Provided, 49 Stat. 838. That nothing herein shall change or affect for the purposes of any action which may be taken subsequent to such date the present status, equities, position, rights, or priorities of any parties to applications pending on the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved August 27, 1964. 16 USC 824-825r. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1544 accompanying H. R. 9752 (Comm. on Interstate SENATE REPORT No. 1023 (Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs). June 231 Considered and passed Senate. Aug. 12: Considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 9752. Aug. 14: Senate concurred in House amendments. To guarantee electric consumers in the Pacific Northwest first call on electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in that region and to guarantee electric consumers in other regions reciprocal priority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, as used in this Pacific Northwest. Act Federal hydroeleotrio plants. (a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) "Pacific Northwest" means (1) the region consisting of the Definitions. States of Oregon and Washington, the State of Montana west of the Continental Divide, and such portions of the States of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming within the Columbia drainage basin and of the State of Idaho as the Secretary may determine to be within the marketing area of the Federal Columbia River power system, and (2) any contiguous areas, not in excess of seventy-five airline miles from said region, which are a part of the service area of a distribution cooperative which has (i) no generating facilities, and (ii) a distribution system from which it serves both within and without said region. (c) "Surplus energy" means electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest which would otherwise be wasted because of the lack of a market therefor in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate. (d) "Surplus peaking capacity" means electric peaking capacity at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for which there is no demand in the Pacific Northwest at any established rate. (e) "Non-Federal utility" means any utility not owned or controlled by the United States, including any entity (1) which such a utility owns or controls, in whole or in part, or is controlled by, (2) which is controlled by those controlling such utility, or (3) of which such utility is a member. (f) "Energy requirements of any Pacific Northwest customer" means the full requirements for electric energy of (1) any purchaser from the United States for direct consumption in the Pacific Northwest, and (2) any non-Federal utility in that region in excess of (i) the hydroelectric energy available for its own use from its generating plants in the Pacific Northwest, and (ii) any additional energy available for use in the Pacific Northwest which, under a then existing contract, the utility (A) can obtain at no higher incremental cost than the rate charged by the United States, or (B) is required to accept. (g) Terms not defined herein shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the meaning given them in the March 1949 Glossary of Important Power and Rate Terms prepared under the supervision of the Federal Power Commission. SEC. 2. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the sale, delivery, and exchange of electric energy generated at, and peaking capacity of, Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for use outside the Pacific Northwest shall be limited to surplus energy and surplus peaking capacity. At least 30 days prior to the execution of any contract for the sale, delivery, or exchange of surplus energy or surplus peaking capacity for use outside the Pacific Northwest, the Secretary shall give the then customers of the Booneville Power Administration Notice to SEC. 3. (a) Any contract for the sale or exchange of surplus energy Deliveries. for use outside the Pacific Northwest, or as replacement, directly or |