Chapter 220. Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 6 meets Texas Highway Numbered 21
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CHAP. 220.— An Act Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 6 meets Texas Highway Numbered 21. February 18, 1931.[[S. 5457](/us/bill/71/s/5457).][[Public, No. 679](/us/pl/71/679).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order to Sabine River.Louisiana and Texas may bridge, between Sabine Parish.
La., and Sabine County, Tex.facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Louisiana Highway Commission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Sabine Parish, Louisiana and Sabine County, Texas, at a point Location.suitable to the interests of navigation, where Louisiana Highway Numbered 6 meets Texas Highway Numbered 21, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906.
Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Louisiana Highway Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc.Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas 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, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in 1170the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon Condemnation proceedings.making just compensation therefor, 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 for public purposes in such State.
Sec. 3. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 18, 1931.