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 74T ir CON GRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 598-600. JUNE 19, 1936 . 1531 as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty from the com >letion thereof. After a sinkin Maintenance as free y y 1 g bridge after amortiz ing fun d suffic ient for such am ortizati on shall have be en so pr ovided, costs, etc. 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 costs of the bridge Record of espendi- 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 shall be available for the infor mation of all persons inte rested. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, June 19, 1936. [CHAPTER 599 .] AN ACT June ls, lss6. Authorizing the State of W isco nsin to construct, maintain, and operate a free 	[S .4680 .] h ighw ay b ridge acr oss the Miss issip pi R iver at or near La Crosse, La Cros sa [Public, No.690.1 County, Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Se-nate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States o America in Con ress assembled That in order to Mississippi River. f s W isco nsin may facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- bridg e, at La Crosse. vide for military and other purposes, the State of Wisconsin be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of lof struc ii. the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges r . s . 34 p a,p.1471. over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEc. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Wisconsin all Acquisition of ap- such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, 1'roaches, etc. occ upy, pos sess, an d use re al estat e and ot her prop erty nee ded for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for rail- road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge urposes in the State in which real estate or other property is situate, 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. SEc. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, June 19, 1936 . [CHAPTER 600 .1 AN ACT June 19, 1936 . Authorizing the In te rst ate Bridge Com mis si on of the State of New Yo rk and the _	[x- 4'09] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to reconstruct, maintain, and operate a free [Public, No. 700 .1 highway bridge across the Delaware River between points in the village of Barry- ville, Sul li van Co un ty, New York, and the vil lag e of Sho hol a, Pi ke Cou nt y, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Con ress assembled That in order to Dela ware River. f g Construction of facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- bridge authorized vide for military and other purposes, the Interstate Bridge Commis- N.` ., toe ohola, Pa. sion of the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania be, and is hereby, authorized to reconstruct, maintain, and