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 840 73d CON GRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 382, 383. JUNE 4, 1934 . Rates applied t fund, era SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of etc. such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund suffi- cient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical manage- ment, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period not to exceed thirty years from the completion Maintenance, as r bridge, after amortiz- thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall ing costs. have been so provided, such bridge s hall thereaft er be maintain ed and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches, under economical management. An accurate record tuR Record rof ipt sen di- o f the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the informa- tion of all person s inter ested. Amendment. SEC. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 4, 1934. (CHAPTER 383 .] AN ACT June 4, 1934 . [ u'R .9000 .1	 Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to [Public, No . 279.1 construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Susquehanna River at or near Holtwood, Lancaster County . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Susquehanna River . United States of Ame ri ca in Congress assembled That th e consent Pennsylvania may bridge, at Ho ltwood . of Congress is hereby granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Susquehanna River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Holtwood, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Construction . in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to Vol.34, p.84. regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters " approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Use of tolls to pro- SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates videingfoperation and of tolls shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to Maintenance as free exceed twent y years from the completio n thereof. A ft er a s in ki n g c osts, aft er am ortiz ing costs. fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of tolls shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper main- tenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under R ecord of expe ndi- economical management. An accurate record of the costs of the tunes and receipts. bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repair- ing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interes ted. Amen dment. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appro ved, June 4, 1934.