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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. I . CHs . 292-294 . 1928 . Amend ment . March 29, 1928. [11. R . 10566 .1 [Public, No . 2231 Illinois River . Peoria, Ill ., may bridge. Construct ion . Vol.34,p.84. Amendme nt. and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred her ein di rectly upon such c orpora tion o r perso n . SEC . 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, March 29, 1928 . CHAP. 293 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Illinois River at or near Peoria, Illinois . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Illinois River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Peoria, Illinois, in accord- ance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC . 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, March 29, 192 8 . March 29, 1928 . [H. R .10658.]
CHAP. 294 .-An Act Authorizing the Interstate Bridge Company, its [Public, No. 224 .]
successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Decatur, Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Missouri River .
United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to Int er sta te Bridge Company may bridge, facil itate inters tate c ommerc e, imp rove th e Post al Ser vice, and pr o- at Decatur, Nebr. vide for mi litary and o ther p urpose s, the Inters tate B ridge Compan y, its successors and assigns, be and is hereby authorized to construct, main tain , and oper ate a bri dge a nd ap proa ches there to a cross the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at Construction .
or near Decatur in accordance with the provisions of the Act en- Vol.34,p.84. Pest, p .1526 . titled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over naviga- ble 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 Interstate Bridge Com- estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc. pany, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real esta te a nd ot her p rope rty n eeded for the locat ion, cons truct ion, 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 in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensa- tion therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of Condemnat ion pro- such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the cee din gs .
cond emnat ion o r exp ropr iatio n of prop erty for p ubli c pur poses in such State . Tolls authorized . SE C. 3. The said Interstate Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained Vol.34,p. 85.
in the Act of March 23, 1906 . Acquisition author- SEc . 4 . After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the ized, afte r co mplet ion, by Nebraska, Iowa, Secretary of War, either the State of Nebraska, the State of Iowa, etc '
any pu blic a gency or pol itical subdi vision of eit her of such States ,
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