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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 53 STAT. · March 23, 1906 · Public Law 276

Public Law 276. to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, [34 Stat. 84.](/us/stat/34/84)[33 U

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(/us/pl/76/275)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Des Moines River.Bridge authorized across, at Red Rock, Iowa. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Des Moines River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Red Rock, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, [34 Stat. 84.](/us/stat/34/84)[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498.](/us/usc/t33/s491–498) and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act.
Sec. 2. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 5, 1939. To reserve to the United States for the Bonneville project a right-of-way across certain Indian lands in the State of Washington, subject to the consent of the individual allottees and the payment of compensation, and for other purposes. Chapter 440 53 Stat. 1207 1939-08-05 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 440] AN ACT To reserve to the United States for the Bonneville project a right-of-way across certain Indian lands in the State of Washington, subject to the consent of the individual allottees and the payment of compensation, and for other purposes. August 5, 1939[[S. 2634](/us/bill/76/s/2634)][[Public, No. 276](/us/pl/76/276)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash.Reservation or Federal right-of-way across, for Bonneville project.
That there is hereby reserved to the United States for the Bonneville project a right-of-way in the nature of an easement not to exceed three hundred feet in width across allotted and tribal lands on the Yakima Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington, for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines, with the right of ingress 53 Stat. 1208 and egress, and such additional area as may be necessary for a substation. Sec. 2. Approval provisions.
This reservation is subject to the consent of the individual allottees and the tribal council, to the approval of a map of definite location by the Secretary of the Interior, and to the payment of such Condemnation proceedings.[25 Stat. 357.](/us/stat/25/357)[40 U. S. C. §§257, 258.](/us/usc/t40/s257/258)Right of cultivation, etc. compensation as he may determine. Should any allottee refuse to give his consent, condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357), is hereby authorized.
The right is reserved to the Indians to cultivate or otherwise utilize the right-of-way in such manner as will not be inconsistent with the use thereof for transmission-line purposes. Approved, August 5, 1939. To amend the Act entitled “An act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor”, approved February 23, 1931, as amended. Chapter 441 53 Stat. 1208 1939-08-05 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 2024-11-24 76 1 public [CHAPTER 441] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor”, approved February 23, 1931, as amended. August 5, 1939[[S. 2788](/us/bill/76/s/2788)][
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Public Law 276
to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, [34 Stat. 84.](/us/stat/34/84)[33 U
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Stat.53 Stat. 1207
Cite40 USC 257
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