An Act to authorize the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority to construct, maintain, and operate an additional toll bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near Cape Vincent, N.Y
PL 91-520 (H.R.15069), enacted 11/02/1970

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ADVANCE FUNDING 
"SEC. 799. Any appropriation Act which appropriates funds for 
any fiscal year for grants, contracts, or other payments under this 
part may also appropriate for the next fiscal year the funds that are 
authorized to be appropriated for such payments for such next fiscal 
year; but no funds may be made available therefrom for obligation 
for such payments before the fiscal year for which such funds are 
authorized to be appropriated." 
LICENSURE REPORT 
SEC. 207. Part G of title VII of the Public Health Service Act is 
further amended by adding after section 799 (as added by section 206 
of this Act) the following new section: 
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LICENSURE REPORT 
"SEC 799A. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress, 
prior to July 1, 1971, a report identifying the major problems associ-
ated with licensure, certification, and other qualifications for practice 
or employment of health personnel (including ^roup practice of health 
personnel), together with summaries of the activities (if any) of Fed-
eral agencies, professional organizations, or other instrumentalities 
directed toward the alleviation of such problems and toward maximiz-
ing the proper and efficient utilization of health personnel in meeting 
the health needs of the Nation. Such report shall include specific rec-
ommendations by the Secretary for steps to be taken toward the 
solution of the problems so identified in such report." 
Approved November 2, 1970. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
Public Law 91-520 
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November 2, 1970 
To authorize the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority to construct, maintain. 
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and oi>erate an additional toll bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or 
near Cape Vincent, New York. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Am-erica in Congress assembled. That, in order to 
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facilitate the increased volume of international commerce, improve ^^-^gii bria e 
postal service, and strengthen the friendly relations between the United, struction authori-
States of America and the Government of Canada and other purposes, ^3*^°"* 
the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, 
the successor to the New York Development Association, Incorporated, 
"S'S'hich was authorized to construct, maintain, and operate toll bridges 
between the mainland of United States across the Saint Lawrence 
Kiver to the mainland of Canada, pursuant to an Act entitled "An Act 
authorizing the New York Development Association, Incorporated, 
its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge 
across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York" 
approved March 4, 1929, be and is hereby authorized to construct, 
maintain, and operate an additional toll bridge and approaches thereto, 
across the easterly channel of the Saint Lawrence River, at or near Cape 
Vincent in the county of Jefferson, New York to some convenient point ont! 
45 Stat. 1552. 
Cape Vincent, 
N. Y.-Kingston, 
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C ommencement 
and completion, 
time limit. 
Tolls. 
on Wolfe Island and also a bridge and approaches thereto, from the 
westerly side of Wolfe Island across the westerly or Canadian channel 
of the Saint Lawrence Eiver to a point at or near Kingston, in the 
Province of Ontario, Canada, and to collect tolls for the use thereof, 
so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of the 
Saint Lawrence River, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 
entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges across navi-
gable waters,'- approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the approval 
of the proper authorities in Canada. 
SEC. 2. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successor and 
assigns, is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and other agree-
ments, with the appropriate governmental authorities in Canada, nec-
essary or incidental to the construction, maintenance, and operation of 
its facilities. 
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of 
March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 496), this Act shall be null and void unless 
the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successors or assigns, shall 
commence construction of the bridge referred to in the first section of 
this Act within three years and shall complete the construction of said 
additional bridge within eight years "from the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successors and 
assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over 
such bridge and in accordance with any laws of the State of New York 
or the United States applicable thereto, and the rates of tolls so fixed 
shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of Transporta-
tion under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. 
SEC. 5. The enactment of this Act shall not be construed a;s repealing 
or amending the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing 
the New York Development Association, Incorporated, its successors 
and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the 
Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York" approved 
March 4, 1929. 
SEC. 6. The bonds or notes issued by the Thousand Islands Bridge 
Authority to finance the facilities authorized pursuant to this Act 
shall be deemed to be obligations issued by a political subdivision of 
the State of New York. 
SEC. 7. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved November 2, 1970. 
Public Law 91-521 
AN APT 
November25, 1970 
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To authorize appropriations for the Civil Rights Commission, and. for other 
purposes. 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
78 Stat. 250. 
Compensation. 
Appropriations. 
81 Stat. 582. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ 
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 103 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1957 (71 Stat. 635; 42 U.S.C. 1975b(a)), as amended, is further 
amended as follows: Strike "$75" and insert in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 105 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 
(71 Stat. 636; 42 U.S.C. 1975d(a)), as amended, is further amended 
as follows: Strike "$75" and insert in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 3. Section 106 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 636; 42 
U.S.C. 1975e), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: