Stat. Public Law 411

(/us/74/pl/410).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That all claims ofChippewa Indians of Wisconsin. Claims of, may be submitted to Court of Claims. whatsoever nature which the Chippewa Tribe or Bands of Indians of Wisconsin may have against the United States, which have not heretofore been determined by the Court of Claims or the Supreme Court of the United States, may be submitted to the Court of ClaimsRight of appeal.[U.

S. C., p. 1268](/us/usc/p1268). with the right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States by either party, anything in the Judicial Code of the United States or amendments thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, for determination of the amount, if any, due said Indians from the United States under any treaties, agreements, or laws of Congress, or for the misappropriation or waste of any of the funds or lands of said Indians or band or bands thereof, or for the failure of the United1050States to pay said Indians any money or other property due; and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims, with the said right of either party to appeal, to hear and determine all legal and equitable claims, if any, of said Indians against the United States, and to enter judgment thereon.

Sec. 2. Rights, both legal and equitable, to be settled. If any claim or claims be submitted to said courts they shall settle the rights therein, both legal and equitable, of each and all of the parties thereto, notwithstanding lapse of time or statutes of limitations, Offsets allowed.and any payment which may have been made upon any claim so submitted shall not be pleaded as an estoppel, but may be pleaded as an offset in such suits or actions, and the United States shall be allowed credit for all sums heretofore paid or expended for the benefit of said Indians or any band thereof, including gratuities, and that Suits may be Joined or presented separately.laches shall not be pleaded as a defense thereto.

The claim or claims of the Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin or band or bands thereof may be presented separately or jointly by petition, subject however, to amendment, suit to be filed within five years after the passage of this Act; and such action shall make the petitioner or petitioners party plaintiff or plaintiffs and the United States party defendant, and any band or hands of said Indians or any other Indians or band of Indians the court may deem necessary to a final determination of such suit or suits may be joined therein as the court may order.

Such petition, which shall be signed by the attorney or attorneys employed by said Indians or any bands thereof, or by the State of Wisconsin in their behalf, shall set forth all the facts on which the claims for recovery are based and said petition shall be signed by the attorney or attorneys so employed, and no other verification shall Evidence.be necessary. Official letters, papers, documents, and public records, Access to official records.or certified copies thereof, may be used in evidence, and the departments of the Government shall give to the attorney or attorneys of said Indians or bands thereof access to such treaties, papers, correspondence, or records as may be needed by the attorney or attorneys for said tribe or bands of Indians.

Sec. 3. Attorneys’ fees, etc., by court decree. Upon final determination of such suit, cause, or action, the Court of Claims shall decree such fees and necessary expenses as it shall find reasonable and proper to be paid the attorney or attorneys employed therein by said tribe or bands of Indians under contracts negotiated and approved as provided by existing law, and in no case shall the fee decreed by said Court of Claims be in excess of the amounts stipulated in the contracts approved by the Commissioner Contract requirement.of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior, and no attorney shall have a right to represent the said Indians or any band thereof in any suit, cause, or action under the provisions of this Act until said *Proviso*.State attorneys.contract shall have been so approved: *Provided*, That any attorney appearing for said Indians under any law of the State of Wisconsin authorizing him to prosecute such claims against the Federal Government No pay allowed when compensated by State.shall not be required to file a contract of employment, and no compensation shall be allowed such attorney where he is so compensated by the State.

The State shall be allowed out of any judgment recovered such necessary and proper expenses as the court may find to have been incurred by the attorney so employed. The fees decreed by the court to the attorney or attorneys of record, except such as shall be employed by the State, shall be paid out of any sum or sums recovered in such suits or actions, and no part of such fees shall be taken from any money in the Treasury of the United States belonging to such tribe or bands of Indians in whose behalf the suit is brought: *Provided further*, Maximum allowance.That in no case shall the fees decreed by said court amount to more than 5 per centum of the amount of the judgment recovered in such cause, to be paid only to contract attorneys, if1051employed.

Should an attorney be employed by the State to assist in the prosecution of any suit filed hereunder the court shall determine the value of his services on a quantum meruit basis and such amount shall be withheld from the said 10 per centum and become available to said Indians as a part of said judgment. Sec. 4. The net amount of any judgment recovered shall be placedAward to be placed to credit of Indians, at interest. in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of said Indians, and shall draw interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum and shall be thereafter subject to appropriation by Congress for educational,Use of. health, industrial, and other purposes for the benefit of said Indians, including the purchase of lands and building of homes, and no part of said judgment shall be paid out in per capita payments to said Indians: *Provided*, That in making an award under this Act all*Proviso*.Gratuities, to Indians to be offsets. gratuities paid said Indian tribe by the United States Government shall be onset against any judgment or award made to them.

Approved, August 30, 1935. To authorize the construction of certain bridges and to extend the times for commencing and/or completing the construction of other bridges over the navigable waters of the United States, and for other purposes. 1935-08-30 49 Stat. 1051 833 Chapter 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 833.] AN ACT To authorize the construction of certain bridges and to extend the times for commencing and/or completing the construction of other bridges over the navigable waters of the United States, and for other purposes.

August 30, 1935.[[H. R. 9070](/us/bill/74/hr/9070).][[Public, No. 411](/us/pl/74/411).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge construction, etc. mississippi river at saint louis, missouriMississippi River at Baint Louis, Mo. Section 1. That the Act entitled “An Act authorizing H. C.Time extended.Vol. 46, p. 1005. Brenner Realty and Finance Corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Cherokee and Osage Streets, Saint Louis, Missouri”, approved on February 13, 1931, be, and the same is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That the construction*Proviso*.Time limitation. herein authorized be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the approval of this Act. delaware river between easton, pennsylvania, and phillipsburg, new jerseyDelaware River between Easton, Pa., and Phillipsburg, N.

J. Sec. 2.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of the State of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, be and is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Delaware River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Easton, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg,Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). New Jersey, 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.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon the Delaware River JointAcquisition of approaches, etc. Toll Bridge Commission of the State of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey all such rights and powers to enter upon the lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation 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, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State,1052and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.

(c)Toll charges. The said Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission of the State of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey is 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 Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906.

(d)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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed forty years from the completion thereof. Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge Record of expenditures and receipts.and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Potomac River, between Old Town, Md., and Green Spring, W. Va.potomac river between old town, maryland, and green spring, west virginia Sec. 3.

(a)That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, M. R. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Potomac River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between Old Town, Maryland, Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.and Green Spring, West Virginia, 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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon M. R. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, 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 situated, upon 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.

(c)Toll charges.Vol. 34, p. 85. The said M. R. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, is 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.

(d)Acquisition authorized after completion by either State, etc. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Maryland, the State of West Virginia, any public agency or political subdivision of either of1053such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and all interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of five years afterConveyance subject only to indebtedness , etc., for construction, etc. the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation., the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of

(1)the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value;

(2)the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property;

(3)the actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and

(4)actual expenditures for necessary improvements.

(e)If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquiredTolls under State, etc., operation. by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them as provided in subsection

(d)of this section, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the ratesTolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paidRecord of expenditures and receipts. for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested.

(f)M. R. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns,Sworn statement of construction cost, etc., to be filed after completion. shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the Highway Departments of the States of Maryland and West Virginia, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highwayInvestigation by Secretary of War. department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said M. R.Records to be available. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of WarFindings of Secretary conclusive. as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned 1054in subsection

(d)of this section, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake.

(g)Right to sell, etc., conferred. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted M. R. Carpenter, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Ohio River at Wellsburg, W. Va.ohio river at wellsburg, west virginia Sec. 4.

(a)That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes the Brookewell Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Wellsburg, West Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).Virginia, 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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Brookewell Bridge Company, its 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 situated, upon 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.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). The said Brookewell Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of tolls 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.

(d)Acquisition authorized after completion by West Virginia, Ohio, etc. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of West Virginia, the State of Ohio, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. Conveyance subject only to indebtedness, etc., for construction, etc.If at any time after the expiration of five years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include goodwill, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of

(1)the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value;

(2)the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property;

(3)actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the1055bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and

(4)actual expenditures for necessary improvements.

(e)If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquiredTolls under State, etc., operation. by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in subsection

(d)of this section, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for theTolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fundMaintenance as tree bridge, etc., after amortizing costs. sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid forRecord of receipts and expenditures. acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested.

(f)The Brookewell Bridge Company, its successors and assigns,Sworn statement of construction cost, etc., to be filed after completion. shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Ohio and West Virginia a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon the request of the highwayInvestigation by Secretary of War. department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said Brookewell Bridge Company its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War asFindings of Secretary conclusive. to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in subsection

(d)of this section, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake.

(g)The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights,Right to sell, etc., conferred. powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Brookewell Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. mississippi river at new boston, illinoisMississippi River at New Boston, Ill. Sec. 5. That the times for commencing and completing theTime extended for bridging.Vol. 46, p. 1503; Vol. 43, p. 652, amended. construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River, at or near New Boston, Illinois, authorized to be built by D. S. Prentiss, R. A. Salladay, Syl F. Histed, William M. Turner, and John H. Rahilly,1056by an Act of Congress approved March 3, 1931, heretofore extended by an Act of Congress approved April 30, 1934, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from April 30, 1935. Potomac River at Dahlgren, Va.potomac river at dahlgren, virginia Sec. 6.

(a)That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, the George Washington Memorial Bridge Public Corporation, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a highway or combined highway and railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Potomac River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation from a point in the vicinity of Dahlgren in the northeastern end of King George County, in the State of Virginia, to a point south of Popes Creek, in the county of Charles, in the State of Maryland, in accordance with the provisions Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).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.

(b)Acquisition of land for approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the said George Washington Memorial Bridge Public Corporation, its 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 and terminals as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes, or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State or States in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State or States, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation and expropriation of property for public purposes in such State or States.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). The said George Washington Memorial Bridge Public Corporation, its successors and assigns, is 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.

(d)Acquisition authorized after completion by Virginia, Maryland, etc. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Virginia, the State of Maryland, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interests in real property necessary therefor, by purchase, or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. Conveyance subject only to indebtedness, etc., for construction, etc.If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sura of

(1)the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value;

(2)the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property;

(3)actual financing and promotion costs (not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property); and

(4)actual expenditures for necessary improvements. 1057

(e)If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired byTolls under State, etc., operation. the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in subsection

(d)of this section, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shallTolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, under economical management to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fundMaintenance as free bridge. etc., after amortizing costs. sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiringRecord of expenditures and receipts. the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for operation, 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.

(f)The said George Washington Memorial Bridge PublicSworn statement of construction cost, etc., to be filed upon completion. Corporation, its successors and assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War and with the Highway Departments of the States of Virginia and Maryland a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor and actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon theInvestigation by Secretary of War. request of the highway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said George Washington Memorial Bridge Public Corporation, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonableFindings of Secretary conclusive. costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in subsection

(d)of this section, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake.

(g)The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights,Right to sell, etc., conferred. powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the said George Washington Memorial Bridge Public Corporation, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any persons to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. mississippi river at stites, illinoisMississippi River at Stites, Ill. Sec. 7.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve*Post*, p. 1253. the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the county of Saint Clair, in the State of Illinois, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and1058approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near a point on Broadway between Florida and Mullanphy Streets in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the town of Stites, in the county of Saint Clair, State of Illinois, and connecting with Saint Clair Avenue extended in said town, in accordance with the provisions of the Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the county of Saint Clair, in the State of Illinois, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). The said county of Saint Clair, in the State of Illinois, is 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.

(d)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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its Record of expenditures and receipts.approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Ohio River at Shawneetown, Ill.ohio river at shawneetown, illinois Sec. 8. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 48, p. 839, amended. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, and a point opposite thereto in Union County, Kentucky, authorized to be built by the city of Shawneetown, Illinois, by an act of Congress approved June 4, 1934, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. Compact between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Consent given to, relative to bridge construction, etc.compact between pennsylvania and new jersey Sec. 9. That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the compact or agreement set forth below, and to each and every term and provision thereof: *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall1059be construed to affect, impair, or diminish any right, power, or jurisdiction of the United States or of any court, department, board, bureau, officer, or official of the United States, over or in regard to any navigable waters, or any commerce between the States or with foreign countries, or any bridge, railroad, highway, pier, wharf, or other facility or improvement, or any other person, matter, or thing, forming the subject matter of the aforesaid compact or agreement or otherwise affected by the terms thereof. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey do hereby solemnly covenant and agree, each with the other, as follows: Article I. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic, to be known“Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission” created.Functions. as the “Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission” (hereinafter in this agreement called the “commission”), which shall consist of the commissioners, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provided for by the Act, approved the 8th day of May 1919 (Pamphlet Laws, 148), and its supplements and amendments, for the acquisition of toll bridges over the Delaware River, and of commissioners, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, provided for by the Act, approved the 1st day of April 1912 (ch. 397), and its supplements and amendments, for the acquisition of toll bridges over the Delaware River, which said commissions have heretofore been acting as a joint commission by virture11So In original. of reciprocal legislation. No action of the commission shall be binding unless a majority of the members of the commission from Pennsylvania and a majority of the members of the commission from New Jersey shall vote in favor thereof. The commission shall constitute the public corporate instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey for the following public purposes, and shall be deemed to be exercising an essential governmental function in effectuating such purpose, to wit:

(a)The administration, operation, and maintenance of the joint State-owned bridges across the Delaware River between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, and located north of the present stone arch bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad across the Delaware River from Morrisville to Trenton;

(b)The investigation of the necessity for additional bridge communications over the Delaware River north of the said railroad bridge, and the making of such studies, surveys, and estimates as may be necessary to determine the feasibility and cost of such additional bridge communications;

(c)The preparation of plans and specifications for, and location, construction, administration, operation, and maintenance of, such additional bridge communications over the Delaware River, north of the aforesaid railroad bridge, as the commission deems necessary to advance the interests of the two States and to facilitate public travel; and the issuance of bonds and obligations to provide moneys sufficient for the construction of such bridges; and the collection of tolls, rentals, and charges for the redemption of such bonds and obligations, and the payment of interest thereon;

(d)The procurement from the Government of the United States of any consents which may be requisite to enable any project within its powers to be carried out. 1060 Article II. Powers conferred.For the effectuation of its authorized purposes, the commission is hereby granted the following powers:

(a)To nave perpetual succession.

(b)To sue and be sued.

(c)To adopt and use an official seal.

(d)To elect a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer, and appoint an engineer. The secretary, treasurer, and engineer need not be members of the commission.

(e)To adopt suitable bylaws for the management of its affairs.

(f)To appoint such other officers, agents, and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties.

(g)To determine the qualifications and duties of its appointees, and to fix their compensation.

(h)To enter into contracts.

(i)To acquire, own, hire, use, operate, and dispose of personal property.

(j)To acquire, own, use, lease, operate, and dispose of real property and interest in real property, and to make improvements thereon.

(k)To grant the use of, by franchise, lease, and otherwise, and to make and collect charges for the use of, any property or facility owned or controlled by it.

(l)To borrow money upon its bonds or other obligations, either with or without security.

(m)To exercise the power of eminent domain.

(n)To determine the exact location, system, and character of, and all other matters in connection with, any and all improvements or facilities which it may be authorized to own, construct, establish, effectuate, maintain, operate, or control.

(o)In addition to the foregoing powers, to exercise the powers, duties, authority, and jurisdiction heretofore conferred and imposed upon the aforesaid commissions, hereby constituted a joint commission by reciprocal legislation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, with respect to the acquisition of toll bridges over the Delaware River, the management, operation, and maintenance of such bridges, and the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of additional bridge communications over the Delaware River north of the aforesaid railroad bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

(p)To exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with the Constitutions of the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey or of the United States, which may be reasonably necessary or incidental to the effectuation of its authorized purposes or to the exercise of any of the foregoing powers, except the power to levy taxes or assessments for benefits; and generally to exercise, in connection with its property and affairs and in connection with property under its control, any and all powers which might be exercised by a natural person or a private corporation in connection with similar property and affairs. Article III. Acquisition of land.If for any of its authorized purposes (including temporary purposes) the commission shall find it necessary or convenient to acquire for public use any real property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of New Jersey, whether for immediate or future use, the commission may, by resolution, determine to acquire such property by a fee simple absolute or a lesser interest, and the said determination shall not be affected by the fact that1061such property has therefore been taken for or is then devoted to a public use, but the public use in the hands or under the control of the commission shall be deemed superior to the public use in the hands or under the control of any other person, association, or corporation. If the commission is unable to agree with the owner or owners thereof upon terms for the acquisition of any such real property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for any reason whatsoever, then the commission may acquire such real property by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, in the manner provided by the Act, approved the 8th day of May 1919 (Pamphlet Laws, 148), entitled “An Act providing for the joint acquisition and maintenance by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey of certain toll bridges over the Delaware River”, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, relating to the acquisition of interstate toll bridges over the Delaware River. If the Commission is unable to agree with the owner or owners thereof upon terms for the acquisition of any such real property, in the State of New Jersey, for any reason whatsoever, then the commission may acquire such property by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, in the manner provided by the act of the State of New Jersey, entitled “An Act authorizing the acquisition and maintaining by the State of New Jersey, in conjunction with the State of Pennsylvania, of toll bridges across the Delaware River; and providing for free travel across the same”, approved the 1st day of April 1912 (ch. 297), and the various acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, relating to the acquisition of interstate toll bridges over the Delaware River. The power of the commission to acquire real property by condemnation or the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey shall be a continuing power and no exercise thereof shall be deemed to exhaust it. The commission and its duly authorized agents and employees may enter upon any land, in the Commonwealth or the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of making such surveys, maps, or other examinations thereof, as it may deem necessary or convenient for its authorized purposes. However, anything to the contrary contained in this compact notwithstanding, no property, now or hereafter vested in or held by any county, city, borough, village, township, or other municipality, shall be taken by the commission without the consent of such municipality, unless expressly authorized so to do by the Commonwealth or State in which such municipality is located. All counties, cities, boroughs, villages, townships and other municipalities, and all public agencies and commissions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to grant and convey to the commission upon its request, but not otherwise, upon reasonable terms and conditions, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of its authorized purposes, including real property already devoted to public use. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New JerseyConsent of participating States. hereby consent to the use and occupation by the commission of any real property of the said two States, or of either of them, which may be or become necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the commission, including lands lying under water and lands already devoted to public use. 1062 “Real property” defined.The term “real property”, as used in this compact, includes lands, structures, franchises, and interests in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all things and rights usually included within the said term, and includes not only fees simple and absolute but also any and all lesser interests, such as easements, rights-of-way, uses, leases, licenses, and all other incorporeal hereditaments, and every estate, interest, or right, legal or equit able, including terms of years and liens thereon by way of judgments, mortgages, or otherwise, and also claims for damage to real estate. Article IV. Pledging credit or creating debt.Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, the commission shall have no power to pledge the credit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of the State of New Jersey, or of any county, city, borough, village, township, and other municipality of said Commonwealth or State, or to create any debt against said Commonwealth or State or any such municipality. Article V. Rules and regulations.The commission is hereby authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations, and to establish, levy, and collect (or to authorize by contract, franchise, liens, or otherwise, the establishment, levying, and collection of) such tolls, rates, rents, and other charges, in connection with any such bridge across the Delaware River which it may hereafter construct and operate, as it may deem necessary, proper, desirable, and reasonable, which tolls, rates, rents, and other charges shall be at least sufficient to meet interest and sinking-fund charges on bonds and obligations issued by the commission, the maintenance of such bridge, and the administrative expenses of the commission properly chargeable to such bridge. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to pledge such tolls, rates, rents, and other revenues, or any part thereof, as security for the repayment, with interest, of any moneys borrowed by it or advanced to it for any of its authorized purposes, and as security for the satisfaction of any other obligation assumed by it in connection with such loans or advances. Article VI. Commission’s obligations not impaired.The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey hereby covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of any bonds or other obligations of the commission, for which tolls, rents, rates, or other revenues have been pledged, that, so long as any of said bonds or obligations remain outstanding and unpaid (unless adequate provision is otherwise made by law for the protection of those advancing moneys upon such bonds or obligations), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey will not diminish or impair the power of the commission to own, operate, and control said properties and facilities, or to establish, levy, and collect tolls, rents, rates, and other charges in connection with such properties and facilities. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey hereby covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of any bonds or obligations of the commission, for which tolls, rents, rates, or other revenues shall have been pledged, that the said Commonwealth and State will not authorize or permit the construction, operation, and maintenance of any additional bridge or tunnel1063for the transportation of passengers by vehicles over the Delaware River by any other person or body, than the commission, within a distance of ten miles in either direction from any such toll bridge, measured along the boundary line between the said Commonwealth and the said State. Article VII. The bonds or obligations which may be issued by the commissionCommission’s bonds made State securities. for any of its authorized purposes, and as security for which tolls, rents, rates, and other revenues shall have been pledged, are hereby made securities in which all State and municipal officers and bodies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, or insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever, who now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or of the State of New Jersey, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control; and said bonds or other obligations are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any State or municipal officer, or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations, either of the Commonwealth or of the State, is now or may hereafter be authorized. Article VIII. The effectuation of its authorized purposes by the commission isEffectuation of purposes. and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, and for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and since the commission will be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating said purposes, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by it for purposes authorized by this agreement; and the bonds or obligations issued by the commission, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall, at all times, be free from taxation within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Article IX. The commission shall make annual reports to the Governors andAnnual reports to be made. Legislatures of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, setting forth in detail its operations and transactions, and may make such additional reports, from time to time, to the Governors and legislatures as it may deem advisable. Whenever the commission, after investigation and study, shall have concluded plans, with estimates of cost, and means of financing any new toll bridge across the Delaware River, as hereinbefore provided, it shall make to the legislatures of each State, at the next sessions thereof, a detailed report, dealing with the contemplated project; but such project may, nevertheless, be proceeded with if the legislatures of said States, or either of them, are not in session. 1064 Article X. Free bridge after payment of cost.Whenever particular bonds issued for any bridge or bridges, and the interest thereon, shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, the commission shall cease to charge tolls for the use of such bridge and thereafter such bridge shall be a free bridge, and shall thereafter be maintained equally at the cost of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey by appropriations made for such purposes, as now provided by law for the maintenance of bridges over the Delaware River acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. In witness whereof, this 18th day of December 1934, A. Harry Moore has affixed his signature hereto as Governor of the State of New Jersey and caused the great seal of the State to be attached thereto. [seal] A. Harry Moore, Governor, State of New Jersey. And, on this 19th day of December 1934, Gifford Pinchot has affixed his signature hereto as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and caused the great seal of the Commonwealth to be attached thereto. [seal] Gifford Pinchot, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Missouri River at Miami, Mo.missouri river at miami, missouri Sec. 10.

(a)That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the county of Saline, Missouri, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Miami, Missouri, Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).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.

(b)Tolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of tolls 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 bridge and its approaches under economical management. Record of expenditures and receipts.An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Gulf of Mexico, between Cedar Point and Dauphin Island, Ala.gulf of mexico between cedar point and dauphin island, alabama Sec. 11. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a railroad bridge and/or a toll bridge across the water between the mainland at or near Cedar Point and Dauphin Island, Alabama, authorized to be built by the Dauphin Island Railway and1065Harbor Company, its successors and assigns, by an Act of CongressTime extended for bridging.Vol. 44, p. 1242; Vol. 46, p. 65; Vol. 47, p. 1416; *Post*, p. 1104. approved February 25, 1927, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved February 7, 1930, and March 1, 1933, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from February 25, 1936. ohio river at cannelton, indianaOhio River at Cannelton, Ind. Sec. 12.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Perry County Bridge Commission of Perry County, Indiana, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cannelton, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate theConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon the Perry County BridgeAcquisition for approaches, etc. Commission 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)The said Perry County Bridge Commission is herebyTolls. authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, 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.Vol. 34, p. 85.

(d)In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of suchTolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. bridge, the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After aMaintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs. sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost ofRecord of expenditures and receipts. the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. tennessee river between dayton and decatur, tennesseeTennessee River between Dayton and Decatur, Tenn. Sec. 13.

(a)That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Tennessee, any political subdivision thereof within or adjoining which any part of the bridge herein referred to is located, any bridge district created or to be created by the State, or any two or more of them jointly, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Tennessee River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near a point between Dayton and1066Decatur, Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).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.

(b)Tolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under Record of expenditures and receipts.economical management. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Missouri River at Arrow Rock, Mo.missouri river at arrow rock, missouri Sec. 14. *Post*, p. 1536.

(a)That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to J. L. Jones, Tyre W. Burton, and H. R. Turley, trustees for Howard County, Missouri, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri, in Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.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.

(b)Tolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches Record of expenditures and receipts.under economical management. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Columbia River at Astoria, Oreg.columbia river at astoria, oregon Sec. 15. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 48, p. 949.*Post*, p. 1104. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River, at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, authorized to be built by the Oregon-Washington Bridge Board of Trustees by an Act of Congress approved June 13, 1934, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from June 13, 1935. 1067 ohio river at louisville, kentuckyOhio River at Louisville, Ky. Sec. 16. That in the event that the Louisville Bridge CommissionTolls to be charged in event bridge refunding bonds are issued. shall issue bridge revenue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding or renewing the outstanding city of Louisville Bridge Revenue 4½ per centum bonds, dated May 1, 1928, which were issued to provide funds for the construction of the bridge authorized by the Act of Congress approved February 25, 1928, entitled “An ActVol. 45, p, 146, amended. authorizing the city of Louisville, Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Ohio River at or near said city”, the rates of toll to be charged for the use of said bridge shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a fund sufficient to pay the principal and interest and the redemption premium, if any, of such bridge revenue refunding bonds, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period not exceeding twenty years from the date of approval of this Act, and such tolls shall be continued until such payment shall have been made. After a fundMaintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing cost. sufficient for such payment shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. saint clair river at port huron, michiganSaint Clair River at Port Huron, Mich. Sec. 17.

(a)That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Michigan, by and through its State Bridge Commission, or the successors of said commission, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Saint Clair River, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Port Huron, Michigan, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “AnConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). 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, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the Dominion of Canada.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon the State of Michigan and itsAcquisition of approaches, etc. State Bridge Commission, or the successors of said commission, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Michigan 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 of Michigan, upon 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.

(c)The State of Michigan, by and through its State BridgeTolls. Commission, or the successors of said commission, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of the State of Michigan applicable thereto, 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 MarchVol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). 23, 1906. 1068

(d)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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation, of the bridge and its approaches Record of expenditures and receipts.under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches; the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same; and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Missouri River at Brownville, Nebr.*Post*, p. 1529.missouri river at brownville, nebraska Sec. 18.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the county of Atchison, State of Missouri, and the county of Nemaha, State of Nebraska, singly or jointly, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation? at or near Brownville. Nebraska, in accordance with the Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the county of Atchison, State of Missouri, and the county of Nemaha, State of Nebraska, singly or jointly, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85. The said county of Atchison, State of Missouri, and the county of Nemaha, State of Nebraska, singly or jointly, 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.

(d)Tolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. In fixing the rates of toil 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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 mainte-1069nance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridgeRecord of expenditures and receipts. and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. mississippi river at natchez, mississippiMississippi River at Natchez, Miss. Sec. 19.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve*Post*, p. 1255. the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the city of Natchez, State of Mississippi, and the county of Adams, State of Mississippi, singly or jointly, be, and are hereby, authorized 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 Natchez, State of Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate theConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon said city and county, actingAcquisition of approaches, etc. singly or jointly, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)The said city and county, acting singly or jointly, are herebyTolls.Vol. 34, p. 85. 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.

(d)In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of suchTolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost ofRecord of expenditures and receipts. the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. ouachita river at monroe, louisianaOuachita River at Monroe, La. Sec. 20. That the Act approved January 26, 1925, heretoforeTime extended for bridging.Vol. 43, p. 791; Vol. 45, p. 57; Vol. 46, p. 1038, amended. extended by Acts of Congress approved February 6, 1928, and January 15, 1931, granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ouachita River, at or near Monroe,1070 *Proviso*.Time limitation.Louisiana, be and is hereby revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Red River at Alexandria, La.red river at alexandria, louisiana Sec. 21. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 46, p. 1037, amended. That the Act approved January 15, 1931, granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Red River, at or near Alexandria, Louisiana, be and is hereby *Proviso*.Time limitation.revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Missouri River st. Saint Charles, Mo.missouri river at saint charles, missouri Sec. 22. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 45, p. 1511; Vol. 47, p. 82. amended. That the Act approved March 2, 1929, heretofore extended by an Act of Congress approved April 15, 1932, authorizing the Saint Louis-Kansas City Short Line Railroad Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at or near Saint Charles, Missouri, be and is hereby *Proviso*.Time limitation.revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Missouri River at Arrow Rock, Mo.missouri river at arrow rock, missouri Sec. 23. Time extended for bridging.Vol 45, p. 1511; Vol. 47, p. 82, amended. That the Act approved March 2, 1929, heretofore extended by an Act of Congress approved April 15, 1932, authorizing the Saint Louis-Kansas City Short Line Railroad Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri, be and is hereby revived *Proviso*.Time limitation.and reenacted: *Provided*, That tins Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. easement over government land near natchitoches, louisiana Sec. 24. Natchitoches, La.Easement over Government land near. That the Secretary of Commerce be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant to the State of Louisiana an easement over a strip of land situated in the western portion of the Natchitoches (Louisiana) fisheries station property in Natchitoches Parish in said State, for State highway purposes; said strip of land, which consists of three and forty-one one-hundredths acres, more or less, to be particularly described in said grant. Savannah River at Lincolnton, Ga.savannah river at lincolnton, georgia Sec. 25. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 47, p. 903, amended. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Savannah River at or near Lincolnton, Georgia, authorized to be built by the State of Georgia by an Act of Congress approved February 24, 1933, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from February 24, 1936. Savannah River at Burtons Ferry, Ga.savannah river at burtons ferry, georgia Sec. 26. Time extended for bridging.Vol. 45, p. 751; Vol. 47, p. 135; Vol. 48, p. 946.*Post*, p. 1537. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Savannah River at or near Burtons Ferry, near Sylvania, Georgia, authorized to be built by the South Carolina and Georgia State Highway Departments by an Act of1071Congress approved May 26, 1928, heretofore revived and reenacted by an Act of Congress approved April 22, 1932, and heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved May 27, 1933, and June 12, 1934, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. colorado river at parker, arizonaColorado River at Parker, Artz. Sec. 27.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Arizona State Highway Commission be and is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Colorado River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Parker, Arizona, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the constructionConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon the Arizona State HighwayAcquisition of approaches, etc. Commission 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)The said Arizona State Highway Commission is herebyTolls.Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474). 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.

(d)In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of suchTolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. AfterMaintenance as free bridge after amortizing exists. a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost ofRecord of expenditures and receipts. the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. st. croix river at hudson, wisconsinSt. Croix River at Hudson, Wis. Sec. 28. (a). That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Highway Commission of the State of Wisconsin and the Department of Highways of the State of Minnesota are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the St. Croix River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the city of Hudson,1072Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of an act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Highway Commission of the State of Wisconsin and the Department of Highways of the State of Minnesota 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 situated, upon 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. Missouri River at Decatur. Nebr.*Post*, p. 1530.missouri river at decatur, nebraska Sec. 29.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation between the towns of Decatur, Nebraska, and Onawa, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the Act Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85. The said county of Burt, State of Nebraska, is 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 11So in original. contained in the Act of March 23, 1906.

(d)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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so Maintenance as free bridge after amortizing costs.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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of 1073the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining,Record of expenditures aud receipts. repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. missouri river at south sioux city, nebraskaMissouri River at South Sioux City, Nebr.*Post*, p. 1530. Sec. 30 (a). That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the county of Dakota, State of Nebraska, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the cities of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the ActConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. 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.

(b)There is hereby conferred upon the county of Dakota, StateAcquisition of approaches, etc. of Nebraska, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)The said county of Dakota, State of Nebraska, is herebyTolls.Vol. 34, p. 85. 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.

(d)In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of suchTolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. After a sinkingMaintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs. fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridgeRecord of expenditures and receipts. and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. hudson river at nyack, new yorkHudson River at Nyack, N. Y. Sec. 31 (a). That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Rockland-Westchester Hudson River Crossing Authority, State of New York, to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge, causeway, and approaches thereto across the Hudson River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the vicinity of the village of Nyack, Rockland County, and the village of Tarrytown, Westchester1074County, New York, in accordance with the provisions of an Act Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.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.

(b)Tolls to be applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge and causeway, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge, causeway, and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge, causeway, and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. Maintenance as free bridge, etc., after amortizing costs.After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge and causeway shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of tolls 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 bridge, Record of expenditures and receipts.causeway, and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge, causeway, and its approaches; the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same; and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Missouri River at Niobrara, Nebr.missouri river at niobrara, nebraska Sec. 32. *Post*, p. 1354.

(a)That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the village board of the village of Niobrara, county of Knox, State of Nebraska, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Niobrara, Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/p1474).Nebraska, 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.

(b)Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Village Board of the Village of Niobrara, county of Knox, State of Nebraska, 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, maintenance, and operation 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, 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.

(c)Tolls.Vol. 34, p. 85; [U. S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/1474). The said Villiage 11So in original. Board of the Villiage 11So in original. of Niobrara, county of Knox, State of Nebraska, is hereby authorized to fix the 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.

(d)Tolls to be 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 reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge1075and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. After aMaintenance as free bridge after amortizing costs. sinking 11So in original. sufficient for amortization shall have been so provided, said 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 maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and itsRecord of expenditures end receipts. approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, anti of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 33. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, August 30, 1935. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River; to provide for reforestation and the proper use of marginal lands in the Tennessee Valley; to provide for the agricultural and industrial development of said valley; to provide for the national defense by the creation of a corporation for the operation of Government properties at and near Muscle Shoals in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes” approved May 18, 1933. 1935-08-31 49 Stat. 1075 836 Chapter 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 836.] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River; to provide for reforestation and the proper use of marginal lands in the Tennessee Valley; to provide for the agricultural and industrial development of said valley; to provide for the national defense by the creation of a corporation for the operation of Government properties at and near Muscle Shoals in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes” approved May 18, 1933. August 31, 1935.[[H. R. 8632](/us/bill/74/hr/8632).][

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