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Power act frames Montana water sites under public control
Montana Power Company backed public control of water power sites. Senate testimony warned that private owners could monopolize development. Congress enacted the Federal Water Power Bill on June 10 1920 creating the Federal Power Commission and a 50 year license with possible government takeover after the term.
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