Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§822 Reservation of Right to Alter or Repeal Chapter
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12 — FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER › SUBCHAPTER I — REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES › § 822
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The chapter may be changed, added to, or repealed. Any change cannot cancel or reduce a license that was issued before the change or take away the rights of someone who already holds a license under this chapter.
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Title 16, §822
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The right to alter, amend, or repeal this chapter is expressly reserved; but no such alteration, amendment, or repeal shall affect any license theretofore issued under the provisions of this chapter or the rights of any licensee thereunder.
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16 U.S.C. § 822
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102