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Show 265 or any other beneficial uses.29 But while granting him wide power to prescribe general regulations, the statute did not expressly stipulate requirements or standards directly either as to charges or terms of rights-of-way. Shortly thereafter, Congress in 1905 transferred the forest reserves to the Depart- ment of Agriculture.30 In so doing, it also made a blanket grant of rights-of-way for dams and similar works "for munici- pal or mining purposes, and for the purposes of the milling and reduction of ores, during the period of their beneficial use," subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Inte- rior and also to the laws of the state where the reserves are situated.31 In 1906, Congress supplemented the 1902 Recla- mation Act by authorizing the lease of surplus power or power privilege at irrigation works for periods not exceeding ten years, "giving preference to municipal purposes."32 However, that maximum was soon enlarged to 50 years in the case of the Rio Grande irrigation project.33 Under a 1910 statute, effective today, the President is authorized to withdraw any public lands and reserve them for water-power sites, irrigation, or other stated uses.34 Legislation in 1911 authorized the granting of rights-of-way for transmission lines over public lands, na- tional forests and reservations, leaving the details of adminis- tration for the discretion of the head of the department con- cerned.85 Limited legislative progress was also made during this 20- year period in the matter of development of power on streams subject to the jurisdiction of Congress. Some measure of uni- formity was attained in the 1906 General Dam Act, which pre- scribed conditions for general application to nonfederal power developments thereafter authorized by Congress.36 Among 29 Act of February 15,1901, 31 Stat. 790, 791. 80 Act of February 1,1905,33 Stat. 628,16 U. S. 0. 524. 81 § 4, 33 Stat. 628,16 U. S. C. 524. 82 Act of April 16, 1906, § 5, 34 Stat. 116, 117, as amended, 43 U. S. O. 522. 83 Act of February 24, 1911, 36 Stat. 930, 931, see 43 U. S. C. 522. 84 Act of June 25,1910, § 1, 36 Stat. 847, 43 U. S. 0.141. 86 Act of March 4, 1911, 36 Stat. 1235, 1253-1254; 43 O. F. R. 245; 36 C. F. R. 251.50-251.64. 88 Act of June 21,1906,34 Stat. 386. |