2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 12A - Tennessee Valley Authority
Sec. 831v - Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 831v (2019)
Section Name §831v. Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President
Section Text

The President shall, from time to time, as the work provided for in section 831u of this title progresses, recommend to Congress such legislation as he deems proper to carry out the general purposes stated in said section, and for the especial purpose of bringing about in said Tennessee drainage basin and adjoining territory in conformity with said general purposes (1) the maximum amount of flood control; (2) the maximum development of said Tennessee River for navigation purposes; (3) the maximum generation of electric power consistent with flood control and navigation; (4) the proper use of marginal lands; (5) the proper method of reforestation of all lands in said drainage basin suitable for reforestation; and (6) the economic and social well-being of the people living in said river basin.

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(May 18, 1933, ch. 32, §23, 48 Stat. 69.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12A - TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Sec. 831v - Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President
Contains section 831v
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 48 Stat. 69
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