16 USC § 2706 - New impoundments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s2706"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 2706 - New impoundments"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "2706"
section_name: "New impoundments"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–617, title IV, § 406, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3156.)"
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# § 2706. New impoundments

Nothing in this chapter authorizes (1) the loan of funds for construction of any new dam or other impoundment, or (2) the simple and expeditious licensing of any such new dam or other impoundment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–617, title IV, § 406, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3156.)