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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 47b. Inapplicability of certain laws to lands acquired under section 47a

Statutory text

The provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to any lands added to the Yosemite National Park under the authority of section 47a of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 71–234 § 2 · 46 Stat. 265

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 47b

    (May 9, 1930, ch. 234, § 2, 46 Stat. 265.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (May 9, 1930, ch. 234, § 2, 46 Stat. 265.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. That the provisions of the Act of June 10, 1920, known Water Power Act not applicable. Vol. 41, p. 1063. as the Federal Water Power Act, shall not apply to any lands added to the Yosemite National Park under the authority of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the “Act of , known as the Federal Water Power Act,” and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.

Credits

(May 9, 1930, ch. 234, § 2, 46 Stat. 265.)

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