Public Law 265. authorizing the Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near the city of Ogdensburg, New York”

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67 Stat. 578 Public Law 265 chapter 435 AN ACT To authorize conveyance to the State of North Carolina of certain lands and improvements constituting the United States cotton field station located near Statesville, North Carolina.August 13, 1953 [[S. 2163](/us/bill/83/s/2163)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,North Carolina. Conveyance. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer and convey to the State of North Carolina, without monetary consideration, the real property owned by the United States, comprising one hundred and thirty-three acres, more or less, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, constituting the United States cotton field station located near Statesville in the county of Iredell, State of North Carolina.

Such property shall be transferred and conveyed only upon the agreement of the State of North Carolina to furnish the United States Department of Agriculture, without cost, land and other facilities for use in carrying out plant, soil, and agricultural engineering research for a term, or terms, sufficient to make the total rental value of such land and other facilities equal to the present appraised fair market value of the Statesville station, and for such period thereafter as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.

Approved August 13, 1953. Public Law 266: To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near the city of Ogdensburg, New York”. Public Law 266 Public Law 266 67 Stat. 578 1953-08-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 266 chapter 480 AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near the city of Ogdensburg, New York”.August 14, 1953 [[H. R. 307](/us/bill/83/hr/307)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,[64 Stat. 468](/us/stat/64/468).

That the Act approved August 19, 1950, authorizing the Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Saint Lawrence 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 the city of Ogdensburg, 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 two years and completed within four years from the date of approval hereof.

Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 14, 1953. Public Law 267: Authorizing the Hidalgo Bridge Company, its heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad toll bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near Hidalgo, Texas. Public Law 267 Public Law 267 67 Stat. 578 1953-08-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 267 chapter 481 AN ACT Authorizing the Hidalgo Bridge Company, its heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad toll bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near Hidalgo, Texas.August 14, 1953 [[H. R. 1219](/us/bill/83/hr/1219)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Hidalgo Bridge Co. Bridge across Rio Grande.

That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and 67 Stat. 579 other purposes, the Hidalgo Bridge Company, its heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, 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 Hidalgo, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, subject to[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84). [33 USC 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject further to the approval of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and also subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico to the construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge.

Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Hidalgo BridgeRights and powers. Company, its heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lauds and to acquire, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its originally designed approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State of Texas.

Sec. 3. The said Hidalgo Bridge Company, its heirs, legal representatives,Tolls. and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of the State of Texas or the United States applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed under tire authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act to any public agency, or to an international bridge authority or commission, is hereby granted to the Hidalgo Bridge Company, its heirs, or legal representatives; and any such public agency, international bridge authority, or international bridge commission to which such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosing or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such public agency, international bridge authority, or international bridge commission.

Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 14, 1953. Public Law 268: To provide for the conveyance of a tract of land in Plane County, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Armory Board. Public Law 268 Public Law 268 67 Stat. 579 1953-08-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 268 chapter 482 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of a tract of land in Plane County, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Armory Board.August 14, 1953 [[H. R. 1245](/us/bill/83/hr/1245)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Wisconsin State Armory Board. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to donate and convey to the Wisconsin State Armory Board, for the use of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of land (together with all buildings and Improvements thereon) located in Truax Field, Dane County, Wisconsin.

Such tract of land contains approximately eight, and eight-tenths acres and is more particularly described as follows: 67 Stat. 580 Commencing at a point, in the east line of section 29, township 8 north, range 10 east, fourth principal meridian, said point being the center line of Bowman Street; thence west one thousand three hundred and ten feet to a point, said point being the west line of Wright Street, which is the point of beginning; thence north four hundred and fifty feet more or less along the west line of Wright Street to a point in the center line of Sullivan Street; thence west along the center line of Sullivan Street to a point in the east line of Hoffman Street; thence south four hundred and fifty feet more or less to a point in the center line of Bowman Street; thence east along the center line of Bowman Street to the point of beginning.

Sec. 2. Any contribution of funds by tire Secretary of Defense to the State of Wisconsin, for the construction of facilities as provided in section 3

(c)of the National Defense Facilities Act of 1950 (Public [64 Stat. 830](/us/stat/64/830). [50 USC 882, 883](/us/usc/t50/s882/883).Law 783, Eighty-first Congress) shall, in addition to the limitation provided in section 4

(d)of said Act, be reduced in an amount equivalent to the fair value of the real estate described in section 1, excluding the improvements thereon, as determined by the Department of the Army: *Provided*, That funds contributed by the Federal Government for the construction of a National Guard Armory shall be conditioned upon joint construction and joint utilization within the meaning of [50 USC 881 note](/us/usc/t50/s881).Public Law 783. Eighty-first Congress, as may be necessary to house other reserve component units in the area: *And provided further*, That the conveyance herein authorized shall be made subject to the condition and limitation that if the property shall cease to be used for the training and maintaining of reserve component units, the title to the land so conveyed shall revert to and revest in the United States. Approved August 14, 1953. Public Law 269: To provide wage credits under title II of the Social Security Art for military service More July 1, 1955, and to extend the time for tiling application for lump-sum death payments under such title with respect to the death of certain individuals dying in the service who are reinterred. Public Law 269 Public Law 269 67 Stat. 580 1953-08-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 269 chapter 483 AN ACT To provide wage credits under title II of the Social Security Art for military service More July 1, 1955, and to extend the time for tiling application for lump-sum death payments under such title with respect to the death of certain individuals dying in the service who are reinterred.August 14, 1953 [[H. R. 4151](/us/bill/83/hr/4151)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Veterans’ death payments. [66 Stat. 774](/us/stat/66/774). [42 USC 417](/us/usc/t42/s417). That section 217

(e)of the Social Security Act relating to “Benefits in Case of Veterans” is amended by striking out “January 1, 1954” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1955”. Sec. 2. Section 202

(i)of such Act is amended by adding at the[64 Stat. 487](/us/stat/64/487). [42 USC 402(i)](/us/usc/t42/s402i). end thereof the following new sentence: “In the ease of any individual who died outside the forty-eight States and the District of Columbia after December 1953 and lie fore July 1955, whose death occurred while he was in the active military or naval service of the United States, and who is returned to any of such States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands for interment or reinterment, the provisions of the preceding sentence shall not prevent payment to any person under the second sentence of this subsection if application for a lump-sum death payment with respect to such deceased individual is filed by or on behalf of such person (whether or not legally competent) prior to the expiration of two years after the date of such interment or reinterment.” Approved August 14, 1953. Public Law 270: To amend the Act of June 30, 1948, so as to extend for one year the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain public lands in Monroe County, Michigan, held under color of title. Public Law 270 Public Law 270 67 Stat. 581 1953-08-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public

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