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 630 Proviso. Changes by owner. Amendment. August 12, 1937 [H.R.69751 [Public, No. 2701 Missouri River. Saline County, Mo ., may bridge, at Arrow Rock. Cons tructi on. 34 Stat.84. 33U.S.C.°491. Tolls applied for operation,sinking fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridge after amortiz- ing costs. Record of expenses and receipt s. Amendment. [CHAPTER 6021 August 12, 1937 AN ACT [H. R. 69791 To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge [Public, No. 2711 over Lake Sabine at or near Port Arthur, Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for c ommen cing and compl eting the cons truct ion o f a bridg e ove r La ke Sabine, at or near Port Arthur, Texas, authorized to be built by the city of Port Arthur, Texas, or the Port Arthur Bridge Commission and its successors, by an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat . 1008), and heretofore amended and extended by an Act of Congress approved April 10, 1936, are hereby further extended one an d thre e year s, res pectiv ely, f rom th e date of app roval hereof. SEC. 2 . The ri ht to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserve Approved, August 12, 1937. Lake Sabine. Time extended for bridging, at Po rt Arthur, Tex. 48 Star. 1008; 49 Stat. 1196 . Amendment. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 600-602-AUGUST 12, 1937 as to all existing or future laws and regulations of the United States as if it had been constructed in accordance with the approved plans Provided, That any changes in said dike which the Secretary of War may deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by the owner thereof. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 12, 1937. [CHAPTER 6 01] AN ACT Gra nting the conse nt of Cong ress to th e cou nty c ourt of Sa line Count y, Mi ssour i, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the county court of Saline County, Missouri, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri, in accordance with the provis ions o f the Act en titled "An Ac t to r egulat e the constr uc- tion of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subje ct to the co nditio ns and limit ations contai ned in this Act. SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll 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 exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the costs 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 information of all persons interested. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, August 12, 1937.