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Show -32- legitimate concern by the States for conservation of precious resources with- in their borders. Diversity of policy,, as a means of realizing these impor- tant ends, is both natural and desirable in a field where experimentation is essential if we are to base future action on "a judgment from experience the legislation under the doctrine of Pennsylvania v. West Vkrginia (1923) 262 U. S. 553, 43 Sup* Ct. 658, the charters of Maine power companies have recently been amended by the State so as to prevent them from taking power out of the State, in accordance with the policy of the so-called "Baxter Amend- ment ." See Message of Governor, Me, Laws* 1923, 1057, 1065. A fear that the Federal Power Commission Act would interfere with the successful pursuance of this policy of non-exportation led the legislature of Maine on February 16, 1921 to address a memorial to Congress urging an amendment to that Act in order that there should "be no federal interference with and control of the water powers lying within the borders of the State of Maine." See Me. Laws, 1921, 638. Maine's power problem has been further complicated by an advisory opinion of the Supreme Court denying the Legislature power to authorize the construction of water storage reservoirs for water power development. Opinion of the Justices (1919) 118 Me. 503, 106 Atl. 865. That the key to the devel- opment of Maine's water power resources lies in water storage development, is generally recognized. See e« g. Message of Governor, Me. Laws* 1923* 1057, 1067; Inaugural Address of Governor, Me* Laws, 1923, 841 855 Remarks of Representative Brewster in the House, 1921, Me• Leg. Rec. 557, 1257* Pro- posals have been made to overcome the opinion of the Supreme Court by a con- stitutional amendment. See Debates., 1921* Me. Leg. Rec« 557, 1257; 1923, Me. Leg* Rec 733* The problem has been further embarrassed by divergent views as to whether the policy to be adopted by the State is to conform in general to the federal policy under the Water Pov\er Commission Act of long term leases to private corporations upon guaranteed rentals, or of outright sales of* the State1s water power rights to private corporations. These di- vergent views came into direct conflict with the questions centering about the Kennebec Reservoir Charter and the Dead River Storage Bill, the Legis- lature and the Governor taking opposite stands in a bitter fight that led eventually to an appeal by the Governor to the people against the Legisla- ture, See Proclamation of the Governors Me» Laws, 1923, 921+5 Communication of Governor to Legislature, Me. Laws, 1923, 1021, 10i+3, lOltf; Debates 1923, Me. Leg. Rec. II3I+, 1153-116U* Governor Brewster has followed his pre- decessor* in support of a policy of long term leases* See Inaugural Address of Jan. 8, 1925, p» 1+U» See also the special message of Governor Brewster on the N"ew Brunswick Water Power Development, and Hydro-Electric Develop- ment in Passama-Quoddy Bay, on April 1, 1925» For much of this material we are Indebted to the kindness of Governor Brewster of Maine. In Hew Hampshire the transmission of electric power without the State is prohibited save by permission of the Public Service Commission. N. H. Laws, 1911, ch. 161+* sec. 7-(e), p. 193. See also N* H* Laws, 1913, ch. ll+5, sec. 1JS p, 67I+; No H. Laws, 1917* c*i« 356, p» 936. West Virginia similarly requires a permit and provides also that the corporation in order to secure such a permit must agree that the State at its election may re- quire tb_e power generated within the State to be distributed solely within the State. Barnes, West V. Code, 1923, ch. 5I+B, sec. 15« Many States pro- vide for the issuance of permits as a condition precedent to the development |