The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
PERMIT GRANTED
 FOR POWER DAMS
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 ture protection of the interests of the people of Alabama
 Further in its opinion, the commis- sion stated: Ut is therefore expressly declared by the commission that the certificate issued in this cause is not and shall not be construed to be q certificate for any greater period of time than is secured to icensee under the federal water power act, and that the same shall always be subject to the right and option of the state to take over such development in the future, if the state should see fit to do so, upon such terms and conditions as are pre- scribed by the federal water power act, ! and thereafter to maintain and operate such water power development; pro- vided, of course, the necessary consti- tutional and statutory authority then exists. And until the legislature of Alabama shall prescribe by definite provisions of law a definite, comprehen- sive water power policy for this state, we shall attach as a condition to the issuance of this and every subsequent certificate of convenience and neces- slty of this character the condition that the privilege hereunder shall je used and enjoyed upon the express condi- tion that nothing in such certificate ot convenience and necessity shall ever deprive the state or any municipality in the state of the right to take over, maintain and operate the project au- thorized under such certificate by con demnation proceedings, upon the pay ment of just compensation, as is pro- vided in the federal water power act.
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 These rights and privileges which Congress saw fit to reserve to the states and municipalities therein under the federal water power act approved June 10, 1920, are hereby expressly reserved to the state of Alabama and the municipalities therein, in the matter of this application and the certificate her under and we propose hereafter likewise to reserve such rights and privileges to the state and municipal ltles therein, as conditions attached to the Issuance of every such certificate of convenience and necessity" IL was provided that nothing in this declara- tion by the commission should be con strue as waiver by the state of any of it's rights, title, interest or authority in the Tallapoosa river or streams flow ing into it in favor of the United States"
 No Criticism Intended
 Referring again to the legislature. the opinion of the commission stated: What is said herein is not intended as criticism of the legislature of Ala bama. It perhaps became our duty as the state body charged with dealing with these problems to call attention to these matters and what we have said above is simply in defense of our own position and to show that we did call attention thereto at the meeting of the first legislature, after we had a reasonable opportunity to become familiar with the situation to which we have referred"
 The opinion of the commission was written by President A. c. Patterson.
 It was provided in, the order that the certificate granted today should take the place of other certificates of con venience and necessity previously is- sued to the applicants or either of them for this project, or any part of it. rates by declaring against further in creases now.