Chapter 324. Granting the consent of Congress to the States of South Dakota and Nebraska to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebraska
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Chap. 324: Granting the consent of Congress to the States of South Dakota and Nebraska to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebraska. Chapter 324 45 Stat. 409 1928-04-06 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 324.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the States of South Dakota and Nebraska to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebraska.
April 6, 1928.[[S. 2827](/us/bill/70/s/2827).][[Public, No. 242](/us/pl/70/242).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Missouri River.South Dakota and Nebraska may bridge, at Niobrara, Nebr. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the States of South Dakota and Nebraska to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between a point at or near Niobrara, Knox County, Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.
Nebraska, and a point opposite in the State of South Dakota, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the States of Nebraska and South Dakota all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, constructions operation, and 410 maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, Condemnation proceedings. to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property in such State.
Sec. 3. Tolls authorized. The said States of South Dakota and Nebraska are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Vol. 34, p. 85. Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Rates applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost, including interest, of such bridge and its approaches as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed ten years from the completion thereof.
Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs. After a sinking fund sufficient to pay the cost, including interest, of constructing the bridge and its approaches shall have been provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its Record of expenditures and receipts. approaches.
An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for operating, repairing, and maintaining the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 6, 1928.
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