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4 unusual facts about Raker Act


Raker Act

The San Francisco Bay Guardian claims that San Francisco sold the power to PG&E, who then resold it back to the public at a profit, in violation of the act.

The Raker Act was an act of the United States Congress that permitted building of the O'Shaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, California.

Restore Hetch Hetchy

This he believe would violate the Raker Act, which states that the river can be dammed as long as the water in the reservoir is not exploited.

Recognizing that the citizens of San Francisco could unilaterally restore Hetch Hetchy Valley without an act of Congress to reverse the Raker Act, RHH opened an office there in 2009.



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