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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CHs. 728, 729. 1928.

729 (a) That an annual rental of such sum as the Secretary of the Annual rent al . Interior may fix for the use of the lands, shall be paid to the United States . (b) That the lessee 9ha11 maintain the lands in such condition, t1 Maintenance , facili. , etc. and provide for the furnishing of such facilities, service, fuel, and other suppli es, as are ne cessary to ma ke the lands a vailab le for public use as an airport of a rating which may be prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce . (c) That the lessee shall make reasonable regulations to govern er Reguulations to gov, the use of the airport, but such regulations shall take effect only upon approval by the Secretary of Commerce . d That all departments and agencies of the United States oper- unrestricted u se, ( )

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etc ., by Federal air. ating aircra ft (1) shall have fr ee and unrest ricted use of the ai rport, craft agencies . and (2) with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the right to erect and install therein such structures and improvements as the heads of such departments and agencies deem advisable, including facilities for maintaining supplies of fuel, oil, and other materials for operating aircraft . e That whenever the President may deem it necessary for Full control for mill . ( )

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tart' purposes if neces- military purposes, the Secretary of War may assume full control of sar y- the airport . SEC. 3 . With the consent of the lessee, the Secretary of the Canc elli ng pr esen t 1

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leases, and issuing new Interior is authorized to cancel any lease of public lands for use ones under this act, as public aviation fields or airports, made under law in force upon authorized . the date of the approval of this Act, and to lease such lands to the lessee upon the conditions prescribed by this Act. SEC . 4. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his Dis cre ti ona ry y

lion for beac on li ghts, discretion and under such rules as he may prescribe, to grant per- con dunreserved Pub. mission for the establishment of beacon lights and other air-naviga- lic lands . tion facilities, except terminal airports, upon tracts of unreserved and una ppro pria ted publ ic l ands of the Unit ed S tate s of app ropr iate size, and may withdraw the lands for such purposes . Approv ed, Ma y 24, 1928 . CHAP. 729 .-An Act Authorizing The Kansas City Southern Railway Com-

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[H. R. 11338.] pany, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge

[Public, 1\o. 500.] across the Missouri River near Randolph, Missouri . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That in order to

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Kansas Ci ty South- promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide may ail, ay, Compan Ra n- for military and other purposes, The Kansas City Southern Railway dolph, 110. Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct , maintain, an d operate a b ridge and app roaches theret o across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near a point approximately one mile southeast of Randolph, Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of the Act constructio n . enti tled "An Act to regu late the con stru ctio n of bri dges ove r na vi- osi,3P; P4i'- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . SEC . 2 . The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its succes- Character of bridge, sors and assigns, is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate such bridge and the necessary approaches thereto as a railroad bridge for the passage of railway trains or street cars, or both, or asa highway bridge for the passage of pedestrians, animals, and vehicles, adapted to travel on public highways, or as a combined railroad and highway bridge for all such purposes ; and there is hereby conferred esate, etc, acquire cation, upon the said The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, its suc- approaches, etc. cessors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands