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 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 833 . AUGUST 30, 1935. 1073 the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, re- Record of expendi- pairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected tures and rece ipts. shall be kept and shall be available for the info rmation of all persons interested. MISSOURI RIVER AT SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA Missou ri Ricer at South Sioux City, SEC. 30 (a) . That in order to promote interstate commerce, im- Nebr. Post, p. 1530 . pr ove the post al s ervi ce, and prov ide for mili tary and oth er p urpo ses, the county of Dakota, State of Nebraska, be, and is hereby, author- ized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches theret o across the M issouri River, at a point suitable to th e interests of navigation, at or near the cities of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Sioux Ci ty, Iowa, in acc ordance with the provisi ons of t he Act construction. entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- vof.34,p.84. gable waters ", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the condi- tions and limitations contained in this Act. (b) There is hereby conferred upon the county of Dakota, State Ac qui siti on of ap- of N ebraska, all suc h rights and pow ers to e nter upo n lands and to proaches, etc. acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by rail- road 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 condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. (c) The said county of Dakota, State of Nebraska, is hereby au- Tolls. p.85. thorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secr etary of War und er the a uthority contain ed in th e Act of March 23, 1906 . (d) In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such to T operaione ap ed bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to fund, etc. pay for 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 such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed 20 years from the completion thereof. After a sinking Mainte nance as free fu nd suffi cient fo r such a mortizat ion shal l have b een so p rovided, tiing costs . after amor- such bridge shall thereafter be maintained 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 eco- nomical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge Record of expendi- and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and tures and receipts. operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and sha ll be availabl e for the inf ormation of a ll persons int erested. HUDSON RIVER AT NYACK, nEW YORK SEC. 31 (a). That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Rockland-Westchester Hudson River Crossing Authority, State of New York, to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge, causeway, and approaches thereto across the Hudson River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the vicinity of the village of Nyack, Rockland County, and the village of Tarrytown, Westchester 104019°-36	68 Hudson River at Nyack, N. Y.