Public Law 83–571

That, in recognition of the fact that the need to bring traffic to and from the Washington-Baltimore Parkway and to handle such traffic requires the construction of certain highway-railroad grade separations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia for credit to the Highway Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $290,000, which shall be in addition to any other amounts authorized, appropriated, accruing, or otherwise made available to the District of Columbia under any other provisions of law, for the construction and maintenance in the District of Columbia of a

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highway-railroad grade separation structure at the point in the northeast section of the District of Columbia in the vicinity of South Dakota Avenue Northeast, where the proposed extension of New York Avenue as shown on the highway plan of the District of Columbia will cross the right-of-way of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad. Such sums as are appropriated shall remain available until expended when specifically provided in the appropriation Act.

Sec. 2.

Appropriations made to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be available for construction, maintenance, and expenses incident to construction and maintenance, including planning, design, overhead, and supervision.

Sec. 3.

Since the construction of New York Avenue extended is to provide connections between the District of Columbia and the Federal highway system, the entire cost of the construction and maintenance of the grade-separation structure referred to in the preceding sections of this Act shall be borne by the District of Columbia, out of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act and any other funds available to the District, and no contribution to such cost of construction and maintenance shall be required of any railroad whose right-of-way is crossed by such structure, except as provided in section 4 of this Act. The grade-separation structure for which appropriation is hereby authorized shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as not to interfere with the safe and efficient operation of any railroad whose right-of-way is crossed by the structure.

Sec. 4.

When the District of Columbia has acquired, by purchase, condemnation, dedication, gift, or any other means, the right to use as a public thoroughfare the portions of New York Avenue extended adjoining the right-of-way of a railroad company, such railroad company shall dedicate as a public thoroughfare the portion of such street which lies within the right-of-way belonging to such railroad company: Provided, That such dedication by the railroad shall not impair or affect the right of the railroad to use for railroad purposes the portion of its right-of-way so dedicated.