An Act to preserve the jurisdiction of the Congress over construction of hydroelectric projects on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam
PL 88-491 (S.502), enacted 08/27/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-491-AUG. 27, 1964 
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which the United States is retjuired to pay just compensation)," from 
the first sentence; and by addmg "55" after "43," in the first sentence. 
SEC. 18. Subsection 183 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, is deleted. 
SEC. 19. Section 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
is amended by adding the words "or special nuclear material," after 
"other lien upon any facility" in the second sentence; and by deleting 
the word "property in the second sentence and substituting the word 
"facility" m lieu thereof. 
SEC. 20. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to diminish existing 
authority of the United States, or of the Atomic Energy Commission 
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to regulate source, 
byproduct, and special nuclear material and production and utilization note 
facilities, or to control such materials and facilities exported from the 
United States by imposition of governmental guarantees and security 
safeguards with respect thereto, in order to assure the common 
defense and security and to protect the health and safety of the public, 
or to reduce the responsibility of the Atomic Energy Commission to 
achieve such objectives. 
SEC. 21. This Act may be cited as the "Private Ownership of Spe-
cial Nuclear Materials Act." 
Approved August 26, 1964. 
42 u s e 2233. 
42 u s e 2234. 
68 Stat. 9 19. 
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Short title. 
Public Law 88-490 
AN ACT 
To amend section 41(H) of the Trading With the Enemy Act. 
August 26, 1964 
[S. 1451] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of RepreHentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 41(a) 
of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 42 (a)), as added 
thereto by section 206 of the Act of October 22, 1962 (76 Stat. 1115), 
is amended by— 
(1) striking out in the first sentence thereof the words "report 
to the Congress concerning", and inserting in lieu thereof the 
words "render judgment upon"; 
(2) striking out in the second sentence thereof the words "one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act", and inserting 
m lieu thereof the words "two years after the date of enactment 
of this section". 
Approved August 26, 1964. 
Trading With 
the Enemy Act, 
amendment. 
Public Law 88-491 
AN ACT 
To preserve the jurisdiction of the Congress over construction of hydroelectric 
projects on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. 
August 27, 1964 
[S. 502] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejyresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That no licenses or 
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permits shall be issued under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a- projecTs! ^''*"'' 
823) nor any applications for such licenses or permits be accepted for 
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filing for the reach of the Colorado Eiver between Glen Canyon Dam "^^e'usc^824-
and Lake Mead during the period ending December 31,1966: Provided^ 825r. 
That nothing herein shall change or affect for the purposes of any 
action which may be taken subsequent to such date the present status, 
equities, position, rights, or priorities of any parties to applications 
pending on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 27, 1964.