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74TH CONGR ESS . SESS. I. CHS . 12, 13 . FEBRUARY 18, 19, 1935 .

27 [CHAPTER 12 .1 AN ACT Fe bruar y 18, 1935 . To legal ize a bridg e (kn own as "Union Street Bridge") across the Dan River at [H. R. 3983.1 Danville, Virginia .

[Public, No.8.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted Stat es o Amer ica in Congress assembled, That the bride Uni on Dan f

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nion treet Brid ge (known as the "Union Street Bridge") now being reconstructed acrossea Dauville, Va ., across the Dan River at Danville, Virginia, if completed in accord- ance with the plans accepted by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War as providing suitable facilities for navigation and operated as a free bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations of the Act entitled "An poi 34, Construction . Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters ", U. S. C.,p. 1474. approved March 23, 1906 (U . S . C ., title 33, sees . 491 to 498, in- c lusive), other than tho se requ iring t he appro val of plans by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers before the bridge is commenced . SEC . 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . expressly reserved . Approved, February 18, 1935 . [ CHA PTER 13 .1 AN ACT Feb ru ary 19, 1935 . Authorizing the States of Washington and Idaho to construct, maintain, and [H . R. 2030.] operate a free highway bridge across the Snake River between Clarkston, [Public, No. 9.] Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Snake

and facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and Idaho may bridge, be- tween Clarkston, p rovide f or mili tary and other purpose s, the S tates o f Washin gton Wash., and Lewiston, and Idaho be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and Idaho. operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Snake River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, Col.34, Construction . b etween C larksto n, Washi ngton, and Lew iston, I daho, i n accord ance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906.

Right to acquire real SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the States of Washington estate,etc . and Idaho 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 m aintenan ce of s uch brid ge and its app roaches as are possesse d by railroad corporations 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 a scertain ed and paid acc ording to the laws of such St ate, and the Condemnation pro- proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or ceedings. expropriation of property for public purposes in such State . SEC . 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . expressly reserved . Approved, February 19, 1935 .