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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS. III . CHs . 238-240 . 1931 .

1193 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this

oa gos. Act : Provi ded, Tha t permission for such bridge to c ross the Govern- Permission required me nt reser vation on Goat Is land sha ll first be obtai ned from the to crass Gove rnm ent reservation . Secretaries of War Navy, and Commerce : Provided further That Damage to Govern- 7

ge nt property to be if any bui ldings, i mproveme nts, or faciliti es on suc h Govern ment repaired . reservations are damaged or destroyed by the construction of said bri dge they shall be repaired or rep laced by the Sta te of California on a site or sites acceptable to the respective head of the department having jurisdiction over the property involved . SEC . 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates Tolls adjusted t§pro - vide for mainte nance , of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay operation, etc . the rea son able co st of mai nta ini ng, re pai rin g, and operating the b ridge and its app roache s und er eco nomica l man agemen t, and to pro vide a sinking fu nd sufficient to amortize the co st of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but wi thin a period of not to exceed forty years from the completion thereof . After a 'Maintenance as free y y

bridge, etc, after costs si nking fu nd suffic ient for such am ortizati on shall have bee n so amortized . 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 eco no mic al management . An accurate record of the costs of Record of expendi - the bri dge and its app roa che s, the expenditures for mai nta ini ng tures and receipts . , rep airing, and opera ting the same, a nd of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons i ntere sted . SEC . 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved, and the United States shall incur no liability of any kind whatsoever for the alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof . Appro ved, Feb ruary 20, 1931 . February 20, 1931 . CHAP . 2 39 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing [S . 5887 .] the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at Mound City, Illinois .

[Public, No. 696.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ohio River . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Time extended for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the o ridgin g, at Mo und Ohio River at or near Mound City, Illinois, authorized to be built by B. L. Hendrix, G. C. Trammel, and C. S. Miller by the Act of Con- Vol. 45, pp . 316,1529 . gress approved March 16, 1928, and extended for one ye ar by the Ante, p . 385. Act of Congress approved March 2, 1929, and again extended one y ear by the Act of Congr ess a pprove d May 26, 1 930, are he reby further extended one and three years, respectively, from March 2, 1931 . SEC . 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . e xpressly reserve d . Approved, February 20 . 1931 . February 20, 1931 . CHAP . 240.-An Act Authorizing Dalles City, a municipal corporation, its [s .5921 .] successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the [Public, No. 697.] Columbia River at or near The Dalles, Oregon . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stat es o Americ a in Congs ress assembled, That in order to Bridge authorized River. f

orized facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and Oieg, at Th e Dalles, provide for military and other purposes, Dalles City, a municipal corporation, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized