Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§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 16 › CHAPTER 12F — PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS › § 837h
Summary
Not applicable to Canyon Ferry. Except in section 837e, it also excludes Canada’s downstream power benefits under Columbia River Basin treaty (Jan. 17, 1961) and energy/capacity to Canada under para. 1 or 2, art. VIII. Preserves Montana’s power preference under the Hungry Horse Dam Act (June 4, 1944, 58 Stat. 270), as amended.
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Title 16, §837h
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The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to (1) the Canyon Ferry project and (2), except as provided in section 837e of this title, 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, January 17, 1961, 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 June 4, 1944, 58 Stat. 270), as amended.
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The Hungry Horse Dam Act (Act of
June 4, 1944, 58 Stat. 270), as amended, referred to in text, probably means act
June 5, 1944, ch. 234, 58 Stat. 270, which is classified to section 593a and 593b of Title 43, Public Lands.
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16 U.S.C. § 837h
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102