Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§831v Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 12A— - TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY › § 831v
Summary
The President must, as the planning work moves forward, recommend laws to Congress to carry out the plan’s purposes. Those recommendations should aim at six goals: maximum flood control; maximum river navigation; as much electric power as fits with flood control and navigation; proper use of marginal lands; reforesting suitable lands; and the economic and social well‑being of people in the basin.
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Title 16, §831v
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The President shall, from time to time, as the work provided for in section 831u of this title progresses, recommend to Congress such legislation as he deems proper to carry out the general purposes stated in said section, and for the especial purpose of bringing about in said Tennessee drainage basin and adjoining territory in conformity with said general purposes (1) the maximum amount of flood control; (2) the maximum development of said Tennessee River for navigation purposes; (3) the maximum generation of electric power consistent with flood control and navigation; (4) the proper use of marginal lands; (5) the proper method of reforestation of all lands in said drainage basin suitable for reforestation; and (6) the economic and social well-being of the people living in said river basin.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 831v
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73