An Act to authorize the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority to reconstruct and improve the toll bridge and the approaches thereto, across the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth, N. H.
PL 83-366 (S.2120), enacted 05/27/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 366-MAY 27, 1954 
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with respect to any accident or judgment arising therefrom, or vio-
lation of the motor vehicle laws of the District of Columbia, occurring 
prior to the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 83. PAST APPLICATION OF ACT.—This Act shall not apply with 
respect to any accident, or judgment arising therefrom, or violation 
of the motor-vehicle laws of the District of Columbia, occurring prior 
to the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 84. ACT NOT To PREVENT OTHER PROCESS.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law 
from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law. 
SEC. 85. UNIFORMITY or INTERPRETATION.—This Act shall be so 
interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make 
it uniform with similar laws enacted by the several States. 
SEC. 86. CONSTITUTIONALITY.—If any part or parts of this Act shall 
be held unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality shall not affect the 
validity of the remaining parts of this Act. 
SEC. 87. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT.—^This Act shall take effect one 
year after its enactment. 
Approved May 25, 1954. 
Public Law 366 
CHAPTER 223 
May 27, 1954 
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To authorize the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority to recon-
struct and improve the toll bridge, and the approaches thereto, across the 
Piscataqua River at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
R ^ t^eV b A d g e, United States of A merica in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled 
Portsmouth, N. H.' "An Act authoHzing the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge 
Authority to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the 
Piscataqua Eiver at or near Portsmouth, State of New Hampshire", 
approved July 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 535), is amended by inserting after 
section 4 thereof a new section as follows: 
^^impr o V ements, 
"SEC. 4A. IU addition to the powers granted by the preceding sections 
of this Act, the authority is hereby authorized to reconstruct and to 
improve such bridge and its approaches and approach facilities. 
In 
fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge, the cost 
of any such reconstruction or improvement and the cost of acquiring 
the right of access to such approaches and approach facilities, includ-
ing reasonable interest and financing costs and the financing costs and 
expenses incident to the refunding of the outstanding bridge revenue 
bonds of the authority, shall be deemed to be a part of the cost of such 
bridge and its appro/iches." 
Approved May 27, 1954. 
Public Law 367 
CHAPTER 224 
AN ACT 
May 27, 1954 
[H. R. 1433] 
To entitle enlisted men and warrant officers advanced to commissioned rank or 
grade who are restored to their former enlisted or warrant officer status pur-
suant to section 3 of the Act of June 19, 1948 (62 Stat. 505), to receive retired 
enlisted or warrant officer pay from November 1, 1946, or date of advancement, 
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to date of restoration to enlisted or warrant officer status. 
Armed Forces, 
C e r t ain retired 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That enlisted men 
and warrant officers heretofore advanced to commissioned rank or