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Show 297 Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, the Bureau operates a power plant for pumping irrigation water and purchases a substantial block of power from the Montana Power Com- pany's Kerr Plant which is located on the Reservation and is operated under a Federal Power Commission license.224 Such power is sold at the lowest rates which, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, will repay power costs and certain irrigation costs.225 Power at the Coolidge Dam is used for irrigation pumping and distribution on the San Carlos Indian Reservation in Arizona, in addition to power from a small diesel plant.228 Here, power revenues are used to repay power costs and irrigation costs, and to make improvements on the irriga- tion project.227 Such power revenues may also be used to liquidate the cost of transmission lines.228 None of the rates for power sales by the Bureau is subject to review by the Federal Power Commission. Transmission Lines.-In the marketing of power generated at reservoir projects under the control of the Department of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior has authority:229 to construct or acquire, by purchase or other agreement, only such transmission lines and related facilities as may be necessary in order to make the power and energy generated at said projects available in wholesale quan- tities for sale on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to facilities owned by the Federal Government, public bodies, cooperatives, and privately owned companies. 224 Act of April 23, 1904, § 14, 33 Stat. 302, 305, as amended by Act of May 10, 1926, 44 Stat. 453, 464; Act of March 7, 1928, § 1, 45 Stat. 200, 210, 212, 213, see 25 U. S. O. 387 note following. The FPC license is Montana Power Company, Project No. 5, which was specially authorized in the Act of March 7,1928, § 1, 45 Stat. 200, 212. 225 Act of May 25,1948, §§ 2(g), 2(h), 62 Stat. 269, 270,271. 226 Act of June 5, 1924, 43 Stat. 390, 401, as amended by Act of May 10, 1926, 44 Stat. 453, 464, and Act of May 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 269. 227 Act of March 7, 1928, § 1, 45 Stat. 200, 211, see 25 U. S. O. 387 note following. 228 Act of June 22,1936, 49 Stat. 1822. 229 Act of December 22,1944, § 5, 58 Stat. 887, 890,16 U. S. C. 825s. |