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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 480-482-NOV. 21, 1941 November 21, 1941 [H. R. 4381] [Public Law 302] Minnesota River, Minn., bridges. [CHAPTER 481] AN ACT To repeal the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the construction of bridges across a portion of the Minnesota River in the State of Minnesota", approved March 15, 1904. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the construction of bridges across a portion of the Minnesota River in the State of Minnesota", approved March 15, 1904 (33 Stat. 83, ch. 548), is hereby repealed. Approved, November 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 482] November 21, 1941 AN ACT [1l. R. 4791] To reimburse the city of McMinnville, Oregon, for damages assessed to it by the [Public Law 303] United States for innocent trespass upon land belonging to the United States. McMinnville, Oreg. Reimbursement. 39 Stat. 222. Proviso. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of the Oregon and California land-grant fund, the sum of $1,395 to reimburse the city of McMinnville, Oregon, for damages paid to the United States by the city of McMinnville, Oregon, for innocent trespass upon land belonging to the United States: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, November 21, 1941. 774 [55 STAT. Payments from Au- part of the work by the Tennessee Valley Authority: Provided e further, That the payments herein provided for shall be paid out of the earnings of the Authority. Ruight to brig suit In the event of a failure to agree upon the terms and conditions upon failure to agree, etc. of any such contract, or upon any default in the performance of any contract entered into pursuant to this Act, the bridge owner or the Tennessee Valley Authority shall have the right to bring suit to enforce its rights or for a declaration of its rights under this Act, or under any such contract, in the district court of the United States for the district in which the property in question is located. In any such proceeding the court shall apportion the total cost of the work between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the owner in accord Funds for satisfying with the provisions contained in this section. Any judgment, award, or decree rendered against the Tennessee Valley Authority under this section may be satisfied out of appropriations available for the major project which requires the protection, alteration, reconstruction, relo- Approval of loca- cation, or replacement: Provided, That, prior to such alteration, tion and plans. reconstruction, or relocation of said bridges, the location and plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and by the Secretary of War in accordance with existing laws. Approved, November 21, 1941.

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