Chapter 29. To authorize the State of West Virginia to acquire a bridge over the Kanawha River at Cabin Creek in said State and to acquire the right to construct a bridge over said river at Saint Albans in said State
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CHAP. 29.— An Act To authorize the State of West Virginia to acquire a bridge over the Kanawha River at Cabin Creek in said State and to acquire the right to construct a bridge over said river at Saint Albans in said State. June 18, 1929.[[S. 1452](/us/bill/71/s/1452).][[Public, No. 14](/us/pl/71/14).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the State ofKanawha River.West Virginia may acquire bridge over, at Cabin Creek.
West Virginia, by its State bridge commission, be, and is hereby, authorized to acquire, maintain, and operate the bridge being erected over the Kanawha River at Cabin Creek and the approaches thereto in said State, and that said bridge shall be deemed a lawful structure if constructed in accordance with the plans and location approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War under dates of April 20, 1928, and April 23, 1928, respectively, and in accordance with an Act approved May 1, 1928, authorizing the constructionVol. 45, p. 475. of said bridge by the Cabin Creek Kanawha Bridge Company, its successors and assigns.
Sec. 2. The State of West Virginia, by its State bridge commission,Kanawha River.West Virginia may bridge, at Saint Albans.Vol. 45, p. 473. is authorized to acquire the right to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge over the Kanawha River at Saint Albans in said State and the approaches thereto under an Act approved May 1, 1928, authorizing the Saint Albans Nitro Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate said bridge, and said bridge shall be a lawful structure if constructed in accordance with the plans and location approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War under dates of May 14, 1928, and May 19, 1928, respectively, and in accordance with the last-mentioned Act.
Sec. 3. Both of said bridges shall be subject to the conditions andConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. limitations of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906, other than those requiring the approval of plans, specifications, and location by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of construction. Sec. 4. The times for commencing and completing the construction.Times for commencing and completing. of the said bridge at or near Saint Albans are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof.
Sec. 5. If tolls are charged for the use of said bridges, the ratesRates of toll applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridges under economical management and to provide a sinking fund suffi-28cient to amortize the amount paid by the State for the bridge at or near Cabin Creek and the cost to the State of constructing the bridge at or near Saint Albans, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty-five years from the completion of the Maintenance as free bridges, etc., after amortizing sinking fund.bridge at or near Saint Albans.
After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, the two bridges 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridges and their approaches under economical management. Sec. 6. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 18, 1929.