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 SIXTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Cns. 273, 274. 1923 1503 StEggAP. 273.-An Act To amend section 370 of the Revised Statutes of the United  1 , 0. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in 0 ss assembled, That section 370 ,,”°P°'¤¤•¤° °* Jusof the Revised Statutes of the gnited States be, and the same is ii. s., eee. evo, p. ez, hereby, amended to read as follows: "‘“°“°°°‘ " Sm. 370. Whenever the Solicitor General, an attorney, an assist- a,,'f,'¥*:,¤‘fg¤”¤¤$_lg¤¤¤¤g ant attorney, a special assistant to the Attorney General, or any many see¢e,e¤¤iii?· other officer of the Department of Justice is sent by the Attorney  °°"°“""“‘{ General to any State, district, Territory, or countgito attend to any interest of the United States the person so sent sh receive, in addition to his salary and the necessary expenses of travel, his actual expenses incurred for subsistence, not to exceed $6 per day while gbserigzdfromnthe seat of government, the account thereof to be verified y a avit. Approved, March 4, 1923. CHAP. 274.-—An Act Authorizing the construction. maintenance. and operation of a ?£“{.i%isg4zif dam and Wpurtenant intake and outlet structures acres or in the Potomac River  at or near nlhamsport, Washington County, Maryland. Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Representatives o the United stem or ignwrica at awww wemtzez That The Will{».ms· c_§jm¤.·¤sp¤·"““‘”“di;;_yt; port Power Comgany, a co ration organized and existing under ’m_ " the laws of the tate of Mgyland, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate, at a_point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam and a§purtenant intake and outlet struvziiurles across} or   1%; Ploltogiacp iver atT<;1rtnet;1‘ Willia rt, as ington oun, ary n : ’ , a e moan. work shall not be commenced until the Plans therefor have been ‘m"°"‘°‘P"“" submitted to and approved by the Chief o Engineers, United States _ Army, and by the Secretary of War: Provided further, That this w§t€‘;_p*},"§,*f_}r°“,}gv°{°*;,{ Act shall not be construed to authorize the use o such dam and/or mcutew., given. other structures to develop water power or generate hydroelectric ener. · Sri? 2. That the authority granted by this Act shall cease and ti? ¤¥ ¤¤¤¤¤¤<>- be null and void unless the actual construction of the dam and other structures hereby authorized is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval of this Act: Promkled, That from and after thirty days’ notice from the Federal Qjgjgkum of m_ Power Commission, or other authorized agency of the United States, gngpglcgggguumcg to said company or its successors, that desirable water-power mmm ,,, ,,,,,.,,,.,,,, development will be interfered with by the existence of sueh dam jg-‘:m*&¢g—1><>v¤ dsand/or other structures,_as the case may be, the authority hereby granted to construct maintain, and operate such dam and/or other structures designated in such notice shall terminate and be at an Gum of we end; and any grantee or licensee of the United States proposing to ,,,0,,,,, my ,.,§,,,,,,, develop a power project at or near such dam and/or other structure ¤¤=·»¤¤¤- shall have authority to remove, submerge, or utilize such_dam and/or other structures under such cond1tions_as said commission or other agency ma determine, but such conditions  not mclude compensation {br the removal, submergenw, or utilization of such dam. L Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 4, 1923.