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 6 64 72d CONGRESS. SESS. 1 . CHS. 54, 55 . FEBRUARY 23, 1932 . River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or about two thousand one hundred and fifty feet south of Rupert Station, in t he tow nship of Mon tour, county of Col umbia, State of Pe nnsyl- vania, to a point at or about six thousand and seventy feet north of construction. Catawissa Station in the township of Catawissa, county of Columbia, vol. 34, p. 84 . State of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitl ed "An Act t o regu late t he cons tructi on of bridge s over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. et RieII ell, assign, SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Catawissa Railroad 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 transfer red, or w hich s hall a cquire the s ame by mortga ge for eclosu re or other- wise, is hereby authorized to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Amendment. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act, is hereby expressly reserve. Approved, February 23, 1932. [CH APTE R 55 .1 February 23, 1932. AN ACT [H. R.7247.1 Authorizing the Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads and the State Highway [Public, No. 42.1 Department of the State of Connecticut to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pawcatuck River near the location of tile pre sent Broad S treet Bridge between Wes terly, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Connecticut. rawcatuckRiver. Be it e nacted by th e Sena te and House of Rep resent atives of th e Rhode Island and United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to Connecticut en may bridge between West- facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and Pro- erly and stonington. Vide for military and other purposes, the Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads and the State Highway Department of the State of Conne cticut be, and is hereby ., authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Pawcatuck River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the location of the present Broad Street Bridge between Construction . Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Connecticut, in accordance Vol. 34, p. 84. with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the con- struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. r eal yht et to ror `cSEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Rhode Island State ap- proaches; etc. Board of Public Roads and the State Highway Department of the State of Connecticut all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and t o acqu ire, c ondemn, occu py, po ssess, and us e real estat e and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maint enance of su ch bri dge an d its approac hes as are p ossess ed by railr oad co rporat ions f or rai lroad purpose s or b y brid ge cor pora- Lions 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 condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Amen dment. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 23, 193: