Public Law 543. to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act

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(/us/pl/74/542).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Delaware River.Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission may bridge, near Delaware Water Gap. 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 Delaware Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.[U.

S. C., p. 1474](/us/usc/1474).Water Gap, 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. Sec. 2. Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Delaware River Joint 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, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.

Sec. 3. Toll charges.Vol. 34, p. 85. 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 the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Tolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating1253 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.

After aMaintenance as free bridge after amortizing costs, etc. 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.

Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1936. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Lamar Lumber Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the West Pearl River, at or near Talisheek, Louisiana”, approved June 17, 1930. 1936-05-01 259 Chapter 49 Stat. 1253 74 2 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 259.] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Lamar Lumber Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the West Pearl River, at or near Talisheek, Louisiana”, approved June 17, 1930. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 11476](/us/bill/74/hr/11476).][[Public, No. 543](/us/pl/74/543).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ActWest Pearl River.Authority for bridging, at Talisheek, La., revived, etc.Vol. 46, p. 766. approved June 17, 1930, granting the consent of Congress to the Lamar Lumber Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the West Pearl River, at or near Talisheek, Louisiana, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and*Proviso*.Time limitation. 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.

Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1936. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River between Saint Louis, Missouri, and Stites, Illinois. 1936-05-01 260 Chapter 49 Stat. 1253 74 2 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 260.] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River between Saint Louis, Missouri, and Stites, Illinois. May 1, 1936.[[H. R. 11478](/us/bill/74/hr/11478).][

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