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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 183, 184 . 1928 . 291 between sections 31 and 32 of township 37 north, range 14 east, in said county and State, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 10, 1928. Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendment. CHAP. 184.-An Act Authorizing the Dravo Contracting Company, its March 10, 1928. [II. R.Si41.] successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the [Public, No. 139.1 Mississippi River at or near Chester, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Unit ed S tates o Am eric a in Con~` ress asse mbled, That in order to Mississippi River. f Dravo Co ntra cting facilitate interstate commerce improve the postal service and pro- Company ma y bridge, I at Cheater, Ill. vide for milit ary a nd o ther purpo ses, the Dravo Con tract ing C om- pany, its succe ssor s and assi gns, be a nd is here by a uthor ized to cons truct, mai ntain , an d ope rate a br idge and a ppro aches ther eto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Chester, Illinois, in accordance with the pro- visions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of constructio n . bridge s over navig able w aters, " appr oved Ma rch 23, 1906 , and subjec t vol. 34, p.s4. t o the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC . 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Dravo Contractin Right to acquire real y g estate, etc ., far loca- Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to tion, approaches, etc. enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, opera tion, and ma intena nce of such bridge and it s appr oaches as ar e 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 compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor, shall be the same as in the con- Condemnat ion pro- demnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such cee din gs. State. SEC. 3 . The said Dravo Contracting Company, its successors and Tolls authorized. assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of tolls 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. Afte r the com pleti on of such bri dge, as determined by ized, after completion, the Secretary of War, either the State of Illinois, the State of Mis- bi nhnois, Missouri, souri, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of the 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 the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If Compensation if -c- at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion coned by conaemna- of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropria- tion, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not in clude goo d will, g oing valu e, or pro spective revenues or profit s, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing Limitations. such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to

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