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and not otherwise; and these conditions shall also apply to all exist- 

 ing permits, in which the occupancy and use of National Forest 

 land is conditioned upon the compliance by the permittee with the 

 regulations of the Secretary as at any time existing. In general 

 such conditions will be embodied in a stipulation to be signed by 

 the applicant, but whether so embodied or not, and in so far as 

 applicable, the permittee will be bound: 



(A) To construct the project works on the location shown upon 

 and in accordance with the maps and plans submitted with the final 

 application for permit, and to make no material deviation from said 

 location unless and until maps and plans showing such deviation 

 shall have been submitted and approved. (See Reg. L-16.) 



(B) To begin the construction of the project works, or the several 

 parts thereof, within a specified period or periods from the date of 

 execution of the permit, and thereafter to diligently and continuously 

 prosecute such construction unless temporarily interrupted by climatic 

 conditions or by some special or peculiar cause beyond the control of 

 the permittee. 



(C) To complete the construction and begin the operation of the 

 project works, or the several parts thereof, within a specified period 

 or periods from the date of execution of the permit. 



(D) To operate the project works continuously for the develop- 

 ment, transmission, and use of power, unless upon a full and sat- 

 isfactory showing that such operation is prevented by unavoidable 

 accidents or contingencies this requirement is temporarily waived 

 by the written consent of the Secretary. 



(E) To pay annually, in advance, such rental charges as may be 

 fixed and required by the Secretary under these regulations. 

 (Reg. L-8.) 



(F) On demand of the Secretary to install at such places and 

 maintain in good operating condition in such manner as shall be 

 approved by the Secretary, free of all expense to the United States, 

 accurate meters, measuring weirs, gauges, or other devices approved 

 by the Secretary and adequate for the determination of the amount 

 of power developed by the project works and of the flow of the 

 stream or streams from which the water is to be diverted for the 

 operation of the project works and of the amount of water used in 

 the operation of the project works and of the amount of water held 

 in and drawn from storage ; to keep accurate and sufficient records of 

 the foregoing determinations to the satisfaction of the Secretary; 

 and to make a return during January of each year, under oath, of 

 such of the records of measurements for the year ended on December 

 31, preceding, made by or in the possession of the permittee, as may 

 be required by the Secretary. 



(G) That the books and records of the permittee, in so far as they 

 contain information concerning the power project or projects under 

 permit and the power business conducted in connection therewith, 

 shall be open at all times to the inspection and examination of the 

 Secretary, or other officer or agent of the United States duly author- 

 ized to make such inspection and examination. 



(H) On demand of the Secretary to maintain a system of ac- 

 counting of the entire power business conducted in connection with 

 the power project or projects under permit in such form as the Secre- 

 tary may prescribe or approve, which system as far as is practicable 

 will be uniform for all permittees, and to render annually such 



