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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESs. II. Cxs. 692, 693. 1929 . 1553 suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Collins Landing, in the town of Orl eans, Jeffer son Co unty, N ew Yor k, to some s uitabl e and co nvenie nt poi nt on Welles ley or Wells Island, and also a bridg e and approaches thereto from the westerly side of Wellesley or Wells Isla nd to Hill Isla nd, somet imes know n as LaRue Isl and, and a lso a bridge from said Hill Island across or over the westerly or Canadian channel of the Saint Lawrence River to some suitable or To Province of On- convenient point between Brockville and Gananoque, in the Province tarlo, Canada. of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of said Saint Lawrence River, in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, Approval of Canada 1906, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the required. Dominion of Canada. SEC. 2 . That the New York Development Association, Inc., its successors and assigns, shall commence the construction of said bridge within two years and shall complete the construction thereof within five years after the passage and approval of this Act. SEC. 3. That there is hereby conferred upon the New York Develop- Right to acquire real estate, etc ., in New ment Association, Inc ., its successors and assigns, all such rights York, for location, ap- and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, proaches, etc. possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of New York needed for the location, construction, operation, and mainte- nance o f such bridg e and its ap proach es as a re pos sessed by ra ilroad corporations for railroad purposes, or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of New York, upon making just com- Condemnation pro. pensation therefor to be ascertained and pa id according to the ceedings. laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation and expropriation of property in such State. SEC. 4 . That the said New York Development Association, Inc ., its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and in accordance with any laws of New York applicable thereto, and the rates of tolls so fixed shall b e the legal rates until change d by th e Secr etary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 5 . That the right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all con erred to sell, etc ., the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to the New York Development Association, Inc ., its suc- cessors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure, or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corpora- tion or person. SEC. 6 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, March 4, 1929. CHAP. 693 .-An Act To establish the Teton National Park in the State of So uth D akota, and for other purp oses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of t1e United States o f America in Congress assembled, That when a quantum, satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, of the pri- vat ely ow ned la nds ly ing wi thin t he are a herei nafter descr ibed s hall have been acquired and transferred to the United States for monu- ment purposes, without expense to the Federal Treasury, such areas shall be, and are hereby, dedicated and set apart as a national monu- ment for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, under the name Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Time of construction. Tolls authorized. Vol.34, p.85. Am endment. March 4,1929. [S. 4385.) [Public, No . 1021.1 Badlands Nat io nal Monument, S. Dak. When privately owned lands within desc ribed area have been acquired, the land to be set apart as

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