16 USC § 837h - Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified

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title: "16 USC § 837h - Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "837h"
section_name: "Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–552, § 9, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 758.)"
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# § 837h. Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified

section 837e of this titleJanuary 17, 1961June 4, 194458 Stat. 270

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to (1) the Canyon Ferry project and (2), except as provided in , downstream power benefits to which Canada is entitled under the treaty between Canada and the United States relating to the cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at Washington, , nor to energy or capacity disposed of to Canada in any exchange pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of article VIII thereof. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify the geographical preference of power users in the State of Montana which is established by the Hungry Horse Dam Act (Act of , ), as amended.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–552, § 9, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 758.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Hungry Horse Dam Act (Act of , ), as amended, referred to in text, probably means , , which is classified to sections 593a and 593b of Title 43, Public Lands.