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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 234, 235 . JUNE 10, 1932. 297 ana and the State of Texas, by an Act of Con ress approved February 18, 1931, are hereby extended one and tree years, re- spectively, from date of approval hereof. SEC. 2 . The ri ht to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly res erve. Approved, June 10, 1932. (CHAPTER 235 .] Amen dment. AN ACT June 10, 1932. Authorizin g the Boca Chica Brid ge Company, its succ essors and assigns, to 	[H . R .11246 .1 construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at Boca tPubllo, No. 10C) Chica, Texas. Be i t enacte d by the Senate and Hous e of Repr esentati ves of t he United S tates o f Americ a in Con gress as sembled, That in order to eon n Chi de . Bridge facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and Compan may bridge, hica Tex. provide for military and other purposes, the Boca Chica Bridge at PO08„a . 141 9. Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at Boca Chica, Texas, in accordance with the provisions construction. of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges Vol.34,p.94. over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject also consent required. to the approval of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, El Paso, Texas, and of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico. SEC. 2 . Th ere is he reby conf erred upon the Boca Chic a Bri dge estate,"Wii.„n r of 1 ea. Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers tion, approaches, eto . to ente r upon lands and t o acqu ire, c ondemn, occup y, pos sess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the locat ion, cons truction, operatio n, and ma intenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for rail- road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascer- ptained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the pro- C ndemnation PM ceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expro- riation of property for public p urposes in such State . SEc. 3. The said Boca Chica Ridge Company, its successors and Tolls auth oriz ed . assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Texas applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of vol- s4, p.86. March 23, 1906. SEc. 4 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conf~grtd to sell, ew•, rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to Bo ca Ch ica Bridge Company, its successors 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 corporation or person. SEc. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A`o0IIdm0Dt~ expressly reserved. Approved, June 10, 1932.