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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHs. 288-290 . 1928 .

387 CHAP . 288.-An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of March 29, 1928 . 8 bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Cliff Street, McKeesport, [n. R. 10025.] Pennsylvania .

[Public, No. 218.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for Mono ngah ela Rive r . completing the co nstruction of the br idge authorized by t he Act of bridging, extended Time Congress approved February 26, 1925, to be built across the port, Pa ., by Allegheny Monongahela River at or near Cliff Street, McKeesport, Pennsyl- edVol .43,p .997,amend. vania, connecting McKeesport and Duquesne, Allegheny County, Penn sylv ania , is here by e xten ded one y ear from the date of appr oval hereof . SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . expressly reserved . Approved , March 29, 19 28 . 0

March 29, 1928 . CHAP. 289.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana [H.R . 10143.] Highway Commissio n to const ruct, main tain, and operate a free highw ay bridge [Public, No. 219 .] ' across th e Sabine R iver at or near Merr yville, Lo uisiana, o n the Merr yville- Newt on Hi ghway . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Sabine Rive r . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Louisian a may of Congress is hereby granted to the Louisiana Highway Commis- bridge, at Meuyville . sion to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, at a point suitable to constructio n . the interests of navigation, at or near Merryville, Louisiana, in Vol. 34, p.84. accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regu- late the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC . 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . expressly reserved . Approved , March 29, 19 28 . March 29, 1928 . CHAP. 290 .-An Act Authorizing the B and P Bridge Company, its sue- [H .R. 10144 .] cessors a nd assigns , to const ruct, main tain, and operate a bridge acr oss the [Public, No . 220 .] Rio Grande River at or near Zapata, Texas . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative's of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to B Rio Grande . and P Bridge Com e facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and pany may bridge, at provide for military and other purposes, the B and P Bridge Com- Zapata, Tea . pany, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande River, so far as the United States has juris- diction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Zapata, Texas, in accordance with cvoio"ctione the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc-

.34,p.84. tion of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, requirredval of Mexico subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico .

Right to acqui re real SEC . 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the B and P Bridge Com- estate, etc ., for location, pany, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter approaches, etc . upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estat e and other proper ty in the St ate of Texas needed for t he loc a- tion, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and