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 280 SEVENTIETH CONGRES S. SESS. I. CHS. 169, 170 . 1928 . by t he S tate Hig hway Com miss ion of L ouis iana acr oss the Ouac hita Vol . 44, p .201, amend- River at or near Harrisonburg, Louisiana, are hereby extended one ed. and thre e years, respect ively, fr om the d ate of a pproval hereof. Am endment. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is her eby expressly reserved. App roved, March 10, 192 8. March 10, 1928. [H. R. 5803.] CHAP. 170.-An Act Authorizing the Interstate Bridge Company, of [Public, No. 125.] Lansing, Iowa, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Lansing, Iowa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mississippi River. In terstate Br idge United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to Company may bridge, facil itat e int erst ate c omme rce, impr ove the p osta l ser vice, and pro vide at Lansing, Iowa. for military and other purposes, the Interstate Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be and is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa, and a point opposite in the State of Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of the Vol 534, P .' °84 . Act ent itled "An Act to regulate the constructi on of bridges over na vigabl e water s," app roved March 2 3, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Right to acquire real estate, etc ., for location, SE C. 2. There is here by confe rred upo n the In terstate Bridge Coin- approaches, etc. pany, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occu py, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, oper- at ion, and mainten ance of such bri dge and its appr oaches a s are po s- sessed 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 Cond emnation pr o- ceedings. such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnati on or expropriation of property for publ ic purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 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 Vol .34,p .85 . until c hanged by the Secret ary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. iz d, Acquisition completion, SEC. 4 . After the completion of such bridge, as determined by by Iowa, Wisconsin, etc the Secretary of War, either the State of Iowa, the State of Wi,scon- , sin, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its ap- proaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with Compensation if ac- the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private quird by condemns- property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If Lion. at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the comple- tion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expro- priation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed Lim itati ons. sha ll not i nclude g ood will, going value, o r prospe ctive re venues o r profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduc- tion for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion

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