Public Law 70–888

That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Louisiana Highway Commission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and Newton County, Texas, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Burr Ferry, Louisiana,

Construction.

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in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906.

Sec. 2.

There is hereby conferred upon the Louisiana Highway

Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc.

Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas 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 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

Condemnation proceedings.

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.