Public Law 311.
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(/us/pl/74/310).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Missouri River.Time extended for bridging, at Rulo, Nebr.Vol. 47, p. 1655, amended. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge authorized by an Act of Congress approved March 4, 1933, to be built by John C. Mullen, John H. Hutchings, and William Shepherd, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, across the Missouri River at or near Rulo, Nebraska, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from March 4, 1935.
Sec. 2. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 23, 1935. Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermont to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain between Rouses Point, New York, and Alburg, Vermont. 1935-08-23 620 Chapter 49 Stat. 728 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 620.] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermont to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain between Rouses Point, New York, and Alburg, Vermont. August 23, 1935.[[S. 3050](/us/bill/74/s/4513).][[Public, No. 311](/us/pl/74/311).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lake Champlain.New York and Vermont may bridge, between Rouses Point, N.
Y., and Alburg, Vt. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Lake Champlain at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between Rouses Point, New Construction.Vol. 34. p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).York, and Alburg, Vermont, in accordance with the provisions of an 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. Acquisition of real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, 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 the State in which such real estate or other property is located, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws Condemnation proceedings.of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation and expropriation of property in such State.
Sec. 3. Tolls authorized. The said States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, 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 Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Tolls 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 of such bridge and its approaches as soon as 729possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof.
After a sinking Maintenance as free bridge after costs amortized.fund sufficient to pay the cost 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 approaches. An accurate record of Record of expenditures and receipts.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. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.expressly reserved. Approved, August 23, 1935. To amend section 6 of title I of the Act entitled “An Act to maintain the credit of the United States Government”, approved March 20, 1933, as amended; to extend the time within which applications for benefits under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, may be filed; and for other purposes. 1935-08-23 621 Chapter 49 Stat. 729 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 621.] AN ACT To amend section 6 of title I of the Act entitled “An Act to maintain the credit of the United States Government”, approved March 20, 1933, as amended; to extend the time within which applications for benefits under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, may be filed; and for other purposes. August 23, 1935.[[S. 3060](/us/bill/74/s/3060).][
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