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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 831q. Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.
In order to enable and empower the Secretary of the Army, the
Secretary of the Interior, or the board to carry out the authority
conferred in this chapter, in the most economical and efficient
manner, he or it is authorized and empowered in the exercise of the
powers of national defense in aid of navigation, and in the control
of the flood waters of the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers,
constituting channels of interstate commerce, to exercise the right
of eminent domain for all purposes of this chapter, and to condemn
all lands, easements, rights of way, and other area necessary in
order to obtain a site for said Cove Creek Dam, and the flowage
rights for the reservoir of water above said dam, and to negotiate
and conclude contracts with States, counties, municipalities, and
all State agencies and with railroads, railroad corporations,
common carriers, and all public utility commissions and any other
person, firm, or corporation, for the relocation of railroad
tracks, highways, highway bridges, mills, ferries, electric-light
plants, and any and all other properties, enterprises, and projects
whose removal may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions
of this chapter. When said Cove Creek Dam, transmission line, and
power house shall have been completed, the possession, use, and
control thereof shall be intrusted to the Corporation for use and
operation in connection with the general Tennessee Valley project,
and to promote flood control and navigation in the Tennessee River.
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