ated; and where such bridge shall be between two or more States and the highway departments thereof shall be unable to agree upon the location and plans therefor, or if they, or either of them, shall fail or refuse to act upon the location and plans submitted, such location and plans then shall be submitted to the Bureau of Public Roads and, if approved by the Bureau of Public Roads, approval by the highway departments shall not be required. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 502, 60 Stat. 847; June 30, 1949, c. 288, Title I, § 103 (a), 63 Stat. 380; 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 7, § 1, eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 14 F.R. 5288, 63 Stat. 1070. § 526. Amount of tolls

If tolls shall be charged for the transit over any interstate bridge of engines, cars, street cars, wagons, carriages, vehicles, animals, foot passengers, or other passengers, such tolls shall be reasonable and just, and the Secretary of the Army may, at any time, and from time to time, prescribe the reasonable rates of toll for such transit over such bridge, and the rates so prescribed shall be the legal rates and shall be the rates demanded and received for such transit. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 503, 60 Stat. 847.

§ 527. Acquisition of interstate bridges by public agencies; amount of damages

After the completion of any interstate toll bridge constructed by an individual, firm, or corporation, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, either of the States in which the bridge is located, or any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of five years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value; (2) the actual costs of acquiring such interests in real property; (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 504, 60 Stat. 848.

§ 528. Statement of construction costs of privately owned interstate bridges; investigation of costs; conclusiveness of findings; review

Within ninety days after the completion of a privately owned interstate toll bridge, the owner shall file with the Secretary of the Army and with the highway departments of the States in which the bridge is located, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the ac

tual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of the Army may, and upon request of a highway department shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigated such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the said individual, firm, or corporation, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of the Army as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 527 of this title subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 505, 60 Stat. 848. $529. Sinking funds; rate of tolls; cancellation of tolls

If tolls are charged for the use of an interstate bridge constructed or taken over or acquired by a State or States or by any municipality or other political subdivision or public agency thereof, under the provisions of sections 525-533 of this title, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to 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 amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the date of completing or acquiring the same. 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 amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual 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. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 506, 60 Stat. 848; May 25, 1948, c. 336 62 Stat. 267.

$530. Bridges included and excluded

The provisions of sections 525-533 of this title shall apply only to bridges over navigable waters of the United States, the construction of which is approved after August 2, 1946, under the provisions of said sections; and the provisions of the first proviso of section 401 of this title, and the provisions of sections 491–498 of this title, shall not apply to such bridges. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 507, 60 Stat. 849.

§ 531. International bridges

Sections 525-533 of this title shall not be construed to authorize the construction of any bridge which will connect the United States, or any Territory or possession of the United States, with any foreign country. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 508, 60 Stat.

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§ 532. Eminent domain

There are conferred upon any individual, his heirs, legal representatives, or assigns, any firm or corporation, its successors or assigns, or any State, political subdivision, or municipality authorized in accordance with the provisions of sections 525-533 of this title to build a bridge between two or more States, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the respective States needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad 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 proceeding therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 509, 60 Stat.

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§ 533. Penalties

Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order of the Secretary of the Army or the Chief of Engineers issued under the provisions of sections 525-533 of this title, or who fails to comply with any specific condition imposed by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army relating to the maintenance and operation of bridges, or who refuses to produce books, papers, or documents in obedience to a subpena or other lawful requirement under said sections, or who otherwise violates any provisions of said sections, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Aug. 2, 1946, c. 753, Title V, § 510, 60 Stat. 849.

Selected Legislation Relating to Specific Bridges

Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission, approved May 17, 1939, Pub. No. 80, 76th Congress, 53 Stat. 747.

White County Bridge Commission, approved April 12, 1941, P.L. 37, 77th Congress, 55 Stat. 140.

Tennessee Valley Authority, relocation of bridges, approved November 21, 1941, P.L. 301, 77th Congress, 55 Stat. 773.

City of Clinton Bridge Commission, approved December 21, 1944, P.L. 526, 78th Congress, 58 Stat. 846.

Clinton Bridge Commission, revive and reenact, approved August 10, 1949, P.L. 220, 81st Congress, 63 (1) Stat. 597.

Sabine Lake Bridge and Causeway Authority, approved October 30, 1951, P.L. 242, 82d Congress, 65 Stat. 695.

Columbia River, relocation of bridges, approved July 15, 1952, P.L. 546, 82d Congress, 66 Stat. 635.

Clinton Bridge Commission, as amended, approved June 18, 1953, P.L. 70, 83d Congress, 67 Stat. 65.

Toll bridge across the Bay of San Francisco, approved July 27, 1953, P.L. 154, 83d Congress, 67 Stat. 202.

Bridge, St. Marys River, Michigan, approved July 28, 1953, P.L. 157, 83d Congress, 67 Stat. 225.

Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, approved August 14, 1953, P.L. 266, 83d Congress, 67 Stat. 578.

Bridge, Piscataqua River, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, approved May 27, 1954, P.L. 366, 83d Congress, 68 Stat. 140.

Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission, approved August 9, 1955, P.L. 328, 84th Congress, 69 Stat. 623.

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, approved May 22, 1956, P.L. 535, 84th Congress, 70 Stat. 185.

Panama Canal Bridge, approved July 23, 1956, P.L. 753, 84th Congress, 70 Stat. 596.

Muscatine Bridge Commission, approved July 26, 1956, P.L. 811, 84th Congress, 70 Stat. 669.

Niagara Frontier Port Authority, approved July 27, 1956, P.L. 824, 84th Congress, 70 Stat. 701.

Potomac River Bridge, approved August 30, 1954, amended by P.L. 534, 84th Congress, approved May 22, 1956, and by P.L. 85-446, approved June 4, 1958, 72 Stat. 180.

Replacing Fourteenth Street Bridge in District of Columbia, approved July 3, 1958, P.L. 85-501, 72 Stat. 320.

Bridge over Mississippi River near Clinton, Iowa, approved August 25, 1958, P.L. 85-757, 72 Stat. 851.

Bridge near El Paso County, Texas, approved August 4, 1959, P.L. 86-132, 73 Stat. 278.

Louisiana-Vicksburg Bridge Commission, approved August 25, 1959, P.L. 86-191, 73 Stat. 419.

Extension of 3 years on construction to the State of Michigan, approved September 21, 1959, P.L. 86-313, 73 Stat. 587.

San Benito International Bridge Company-bridge near Los Indios, Texas, approved September 21, 1959, P.L. 86–338, 73 Stat. 601.

Toll bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, approved September 21, 1959, P.L. 86-343, 73 Stat. 616.