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 212 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 2577. 1906. '““‘°°‘°°“’P‘°“°“- Sec. 2. That the contracting party shall begin the said work within two years from the passage of this Act and shall complete the same within four years from the date of commencing construction, and the Secretary of War may, upon reasonable diligence of the contracting party bein shown, extend the time for completion, the Government reserving Gm right to commence and iinishthe work, if deemed advis- if begun and not carried out in strict conformity to the directions of the Secretary of War, the Government may assume the completion of said work at its option, the cost of such completion to be paid by the mm. Y contracting party: Provided, That the Secretary of War shall deter- .,,$,°,°Z$;#2ye°$;{r t° mine from time to time whether the work is being properly done. C0¤tf¤¢*·<>¤‘¤ grunted Sec. 3. That in consideration of the completion of said dam and fore- “S° °f wmr p°w°° bay, including buttresses and gates, free of cost to the Government, . the contracting party is hereby granted such rights as the Government possesses to use the water power produced by said dam for n1anufac— turing and other industrial purppses for a period of ninety-nine years: gmw- Promded, That the plans for the necessary works and structures to ms` utilize said water wer shall be approve by the Secretary of War: 1»¤<=k· Provided farther, That the right is reserved to the United States to construct, maintain, and operate a lock for navigation purposes in connection with said dam and forebay, and nothing shall be done in the use of the water from said dam or otherwise to interfere with or in any way impede or retard the operation of said lock or the proper and complete navigation of the river at all times, nor in any way to interfere with the use and control of the same b the United States or the maintainance of the water surface above the dam at the established R¤¢¤\•¤¤¤•· pool level; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to prescribe regulations to govern the use of the said water power and the operations of the plant and force employed in connection therewith; and no . claim shall be made against the United States for any failure of water cu!x:•£t¤;; geeteylegg power, resulting from any cause whatsoever: Provided furthe1·, That sam. the contracting party shall furnish to the United States, free of cost, such electric current as may be necessary for operating the Government lock, in case the same shall be built, and lighting its buildings Risht<>fi¤s~¤¤¤¤¤- Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War may require the contracting party to execute a bond, with proper securities, before the commencement of the work, in such amount as he may consider necessary, to insure the beginning, prosecution, and completion of the work and F·>rf•¤it¤~· compliance with the terms and requirements of this Act, and in case of failure to comply with the requirements of said bond the contracting mmm. party shall forfeit to the United States the full amount thereof: Pro- "“"°°“°“· ridwl, That a suitable force of inspectors shall be employed on the work by the Secretary of Wvar. at the expense of the United States. to see t at the plans and specifications and the terms and requirements of the Act and the conditions of the contract are strictly carried out. E*P€¤"· and any expense incurred by the United States in maintaining said inspectors shall be paid from any funds available pertaining to the appropriations made by Congress for examinations, surveys. and R _{ { 4 Y _ contingencies of rivers and harbors. ,,,,,€‘;f€'§{ "’"" '"' “”  5. That Congress reserves the right to revoke the rights and ,m*;j_jj$:I*;;*:g,*,*y,Q__f*** privileges conferred by this Act; but in the event of such revocation the I mted States shall pay to the contracting party, as full compensation, the reasonable value, exclusive of any franchise that may be required under this Act, of all properties erected and lands purchased by them, necessary for the enjoyment of the benefits herebv conferred, such value to be determined by mutual agreement between the
 * "'·*l¤’°*°°°¤P*°‘°· able, at any time before it is commenced by the contracting party; or,