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PUBLIC LAW 87-533-JULY 10, 1962 -

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jurisdictionover the waters of such river; and (2) the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company of the State of Texas is authorized to construct a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for a period of sixty-six years from the date of completion of such bridge, to maintain and operate such bridge and to collect tolls for the use thereof, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river. (b) I n the case of each such bridge, the construction, maintenance, and operation authorized by this Act shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491 to 498, inclusive)', and shall be subject to (1) the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, (2) the approval of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and (3) the approval of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico. SEC. 2. Eacli of the compauies referred to in the first section of this ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ charge tolls for transit over the bridge which it is authorized under such section to construct, in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and the laws of the United States, applicable to such tolls, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed under the authority contained in section 4 of the Act of March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C 494). SEC. 3. Eacli such Company may sell, assign, transfer, or mortgage the rights, powers, and privileges conferred on it by this Act, to any public agency, or to an international bridge authority or commission, and any such agency, authority, or commission is authorized to exercise the rights, powers, and privileges acquired under this section (including acquisition by mortgage foreclosure) in the same manner as if such rights, powers, and privileges had been granted by this Act directly to such agency, authority, or commission. SEC. 4. Notwitlistanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 496), this Act shall be null and void as to any bridge authorized to be constructed by this Act unless the actual construction of such bridge is commenced within three years and completed within five years from the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. Approved July 10, 1962. UOT/.

Public Law 87-533 July 10, 1962 —[H. R. 8045]

U.S. Naval §mce°^'^^*' Designation. io^scf*73lfi-' 7396.

AN ACT rJ^^ change the name of the Hydrographic Office to United States Naval Oceanographic Office. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) chapter 639 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the word "Hydrographic and inserting the words "United States Naval Oceanographic" in place thereof in— (1) the chapter heading; (2) the catchline and first and second sentences of section 7391; (3) thecatchline and clause (1) of section 7392; (4) the catchline and subsections (a) and (b) of section 7393; and (5) section 7394.