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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CHs. 131, 132. 1928 . Vol . 44, p. 1270, amended . Post, p . 1229. Amen dment . be built by George A . Hero and Allen S . Hackett, their successors and assigns, by the Act of Congress approved March 2, 1927, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of app roval hereof . SEC . 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, March 6, 1928 . March 6, 1928. [H. R.5679.)

CHAP. 132 .-An Act Authorizing the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, [Public, No . 95 .1 a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River between Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa . Be it enacted by the Senate and House -of Representatives of the Missouri River .

United State s of A meric a in C ongres s assembled, That in order Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and may bridge, from Washington Count y, provide for military and other purposes, the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Nebr., to Harrison Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, be County, Iowa .

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 Washington County, Const ruction . Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa, in accordance with the pro- Vol.34,p.84 .

visions 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. Right to acquire real SEC . 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Nebr aska-Iowa Bri dge estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc . Corporation, a Delaware 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 approach es as are pos sessed by rail road corporat ions 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 Condemnation pr o- according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor, ceedings .

shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of prop- erty for public purposes in such State . Tolls authorized . SEC . 3 . The said Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, 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 Vol.34,p.85.

rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906 . Acquisition earner- ized, after completion, SEC. 4. After the c omp leti on of such bridge, as determined by the by Nebraska, Iowa, Secretary of War, either the State of Nebraska, the State of Iowa, et c. any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of the 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 gover ning the acqui sition of pri vate property for Determin ation of public purposes by c ondemnation or expropriatio n . It at any time compensa tion, if ac- quired by condemna- after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such Li on .

bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include Limitations . 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 interest