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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 256, 257, 259-MAY 21, 23, 193S [52 STAT. operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Delaware River between points in the city of Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, and the Borough of Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable 34 Stat. 84 . waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and 33. S .C. 491. limittations contained in this Act. Acquisition of ap- SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Interstate Bridge Com- proae, etc. mission of the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corpora- tions for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge pur- poses in the State in which 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. Amendment. etc. SE. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 21, 1938. May 21, 1938 IS. 3213] [Public, No. 533] Columbia River. Bridge construction across, at Astoria, Oreg. 48 Stat. 949; 49 Stat. 1066,1104; 60 Stat. 663 . Bond issue author- Ized. Right to assign, etc., rights, powers, and privileges. May 23, 1938 [H. R. 8837] [Public, No. 534] Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1939. [CHAPTER 257] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Oregon-Washington Board of Trustees to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon", approved June 13, 1934, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Oregon-Washington Bridge Board of Trustees to construct, maintatin, and operate a toll bridge across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon" approved June 13, 1934, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "Said board of trustees is hereby granted the power to issue bonds or other securities payable from and secured by bridge revenues for the purpose of financing the construction of the said bridge and the right to assign, transfer and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act." Approved, May 21, 1938. [CHAPTER 259] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent execu- tive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, namely: 410

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