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[CITE: 16USC831s]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                 CHAPTER 12A--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
 
Sec. 831s. Possession by Government in time of war; damages to 
        contract holders
        
    The Government of the United States reserves the right, in case of 
war or national emergency declared by Congress, to take possession of 
all or any part of the property described or referred to in this chapter 
for the purpose of manufacturing explosives or for other war purposes; 
but, if this right is exercised by the Government, it shall pay the 
reasonable and fair damages that may be suffered by any party whose 
contract for the purchase of electric power or fixed nitrogen or 
fertilizer ingredients is violated, after the amount of the damages has 
been fixed by the United States Court of Federal Claims in proceedings 
instituted and conducted for that purpose under rules prescribed by the 
court.

(May 18, 1933, ch. 32, Sec. 20, 48 Stat. 68; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, 
Sec. 161(2), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, 
Sec. 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal 
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``Claims Court'' for ``Court of 
Claims''.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


                    Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


                   Termination of War and Emergencies

    Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided 
that in the interpretation of this section, the date July 25, 1947, 
shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war 
theretofore declared by Congress and of the national emergencies 
proclaimed by the President on September 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.
