Chapter 83. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Minnesota, or any political subdivision thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Topeka, Minnesota
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CHAP. 83.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Minnesota, or any political subdivision thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Topeka, Minnesota. March 21, 1930.[[H. R. 8423](/us/bill/71/hr/8423).][[Public, No. 76](/us/pl/71/76).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mississippi River.Minnesota may bridge, at Topeka. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Minnesota, or any political subdivision thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Topeka,Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.
Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable87 waters,” approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The State of Minnesota, or any political subdivision Operation as railroad and free highway bridge.thereof, is hereby authorized, through its State highway department or other State or county agency, to construct, maintain, and operate such bridge and the necessary approaches thereto as a combined railroad bridge for the passage of railway trains or street cars, or both, and a free highway bridge for the passage of pedestrians, animals, and vehicles adapted to travel on public highway.
Sec. 3. The State of Minnesota or Morrison County is authorized Lease of railway bridge.to lease or otherwise convey to such person, company, or corporation as it may choose that part of the bridge constructed under this Act as shall be adapted and constructed for the passage of railway trains or street cars, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the parties for the purpose of financing the structure. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.expressly reserved.
Approved, March 21, 1930.