---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 828"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "828"
heading: "Facilitation of development and construction of water conservation facilities; exemption from certain Federal requirements"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/828"
units:
  - "Chapter 12 — Federal Regulation and Development of Power"
  - "Subchapter IV — State and Municipal Water Conservation Facilities"
---

# §828. Facilitation of development and construction of water conservation facilities; exemption from certain Federal requirements


In order to facilitate the development and construction by [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) and [municipalities](/usc/16/796.md?p=7) of water conservation facilities, certain requirements in the Federal Power Act [[16 U.S.C. 791a](/usc/16/791a.md) et seq.] are made inapplicable to [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) and [municipalities](/usc/16/796.md?p=7) as provided in this subchapter.


## Source credit

(Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 503, § 1, 67 Stat. 587.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Power Act which generally comprises this chapter.