An Act to give the consent of Congress to the construction of certain international bridges, and for other purposes
PL 92-434 (H.R.15577), enacted 09/26/1972

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Secretary) any food product commercially formulated preparn-
tion specifically designed for infants. 
•'(4) 'Competent professional authority' includes physicians, 
nutritionists, registered nurses, dieticians, or State or local medi-
cally trained health officials, or persons desi^ated by physicians 
or State or local medically trained health officials as being com-
petent professionally to evaluate nutritional risk." 
SEC. 10. Section 7 of the National School Lunch Act (42 LT.S.C-
1756) is amended by inserting the words "for the preceding fiscal yeai-" 
after the phrase "per centum of the matching requirement" each time 
such phrase appears in sucli section. 
Approved September 26, 1972. 
60 Stat. 232; 
84 Stat. 209. 
Public Law 92-434 
AN ACT 
To give the consent of Congress to the construction of certain international 
bridges, and for other purposes. 
September 26, 1972 
[H. R.15577: 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem^hled^ That this Act may be 
cited as the "International Bridge Act of 1972". 
SEC. 2. The consent of Congress is hereby granted to the construction, 
maintenance, and operation of any bridge and approaches thereto, 
which will connect the United States with any foreign country (here-
inafter in this Act referred to as an "international bridge") and to 
the collection of tolls for its use, so far as the United States has juris-
diction. Such consent shall be subject to (1) the approval of the proper 
authorities in the foreign country concerned; (2) the provisions of 
the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over 
navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 491-498), 
except section 6 (33 U.S.C. 496), whether or not such bridge is to be 
built across or over any of the navigable waters of the T^nited States: 
and (3) the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 3. The consent of Congress is hereby granted for a State or a 
subdivision or instrumentality thereof to enter into agreements— 
(1) with the Government of Canada, a Canadian Province, 
or a subdivision or instrumentality of either, in the case of a 
bridge connecting the United States and Canada, or 
(2) with the Government of Mexico, a Mexican State, or a 
subdivision or instrumentality of either, in the case of a bridge 
connecting the United States and Mexico, 
for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act. The effective-
ness of such agreement shall be conditioned on its approval by tlio 
Secretary of State. 
SEC. 4. No bridge may be constructed, maintained, and operated 
as provided in section 2 unless the President has given his approval 
thereto. In the course of determining whether to grant svtch approval, 
the President shall secure the advice and recommendations of (1) 
the United States section of the International Boundary and Water 
International 
Bridge Act of 
1972. 
Bridge con-
struction, consent 
of Congress. 
34 Stat. 84. 
Agreements v/ith 
Canada and Mex-
ico, consent of 
Congress. 
Secretary of 
State, approval. 
Presidential 
approval. 
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Secretary of 
Transportation, 
approval. 
Tolls, collec-
tion methods. 
Records. 
Audit. 
Tolls, excep-
tion. 
72 Stat. 902. 
Ownership, 
transfer. 
Commission, United States and Mexico, in the case of a bridge con-
necting the United States and Mexico, and (2) the heads of snch 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government as he deems 
appropriate to determine the necessity for such bridge. 
SEC. 5. The approval of the Secretary of Transportation, as required 
by the first section of the Act of March 23, 1906 (83 U.S.C. 491), 
shall be given only subsequent to the President's approval, as provided 
for in section 4 of this Act, and shall be null and void unless the con-
struction of the bridge is commenced within two years and completed 
within five years from the date of the Secretary's approval: Provided, 
hcnrnvefs That the Secretary, for good cause shown, may extend for 
a reasonable time either or both of the time limits herein provided. 
SEC. 6. If tolls are charged for the use of an international bridge 
constructed under this Act, the following provisions shall apply, so far 
as the United States has jurisdiction, in the case of a bridge constructed 
or acquired by a private individual, company, or other private entity: 
(1) Tolls majr be collected from the date of completion of the 
bridge for a period determined by the Secretary of Transporta-
tion to be a reasonable period for amortization of the cost of con-
struction or acquisition of the bridge, including interest and 
financing costs, and a reasonable return on iiivested oa])ital. 
(2) At the end of such period, the United States portion of 
the bridge and its approaches, if not previously transferred to a 
public agency pursuant to section 8, shall become the property 
of the State having jurisdiction over the United States portion 
of the bridge, and no further compensation shall be deemed to be 
due such private individual, company, or other private entity. 
(3) An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring or 
constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual expendi-
tures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of 
the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be reported 
annually to the Secretary of Transportation. Whenever he may 
deem advisable, the Secretary of Transportation shall audit, 
review, and inspect such records, books, accounts, and operations. 
SEC. 7. Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 129 of title 23, 
United States G)de, is amended to read as follows: 
" (3) after the date of final repayment, the bridge or tunnel shall 
be maintained or operated as a free bridge or free tunnel; except 
in the case of a bridge which connects the United States with any 
foreign country: Provided, That such tolls or charges do not 
exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, 
and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical 
management: And further provided, That the entity or govern-
mental instrumentality responsible for the operation of tlie por-
tion of the bridge within the jurisdiction of the foreign country 
is charging tolls for the use of the bridge.". 
SEC. 8. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prevent the 
individual, corporation, or other entity to which, pursuant to this 
Act, authorization has been given to construct, operate, and main-
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tain an international bridge and the approaches thereto, from selling, 
assigning, or transferring the rights, powers, and privileges conferred 
by this Act: Provided, That such sale, assignment, or transfer shall ^fa^^^^^^/^J^ °^ 
be subject to approval by the Secretary of Transportation. 
app^ovau^*'""' 
(b) Upon the acquisition by a State or States, or by a subdivision or 
Rights, preser-
instrumentality thereof, of the right, title, and interest of a private ''^*'°"-
individual, corporation, or other private entity, in and to an interna-
tional bridge, any license, contract, or order issued or entered into by 
the Secretary of Transportation, to or with such private individual, 
corporation, or other private entity, shall be deemed terminated forth-
with. Thereafter, the State, subdivision, or instrumentality so acquir-
ing shall operate and maintain such bridge in the same manner as 
if it had been the original applicant, and the provisions of section 
B of this Act shall not apply. 
SEC. 9. This Act shall apply to all international bridges constructed 
Applicability. 
under the authority of this Act. Section 3 of this Act and section 
129(a) (3) of title 23, United States Code, as amended by section 7 of 
this Act, shall apply to all international bridges the construction of 
which has been heretofore approved by Congress, notwithstanding 
any conflicting provision in any Act authorizing the construction of 
such a bridge or in any agreement entered into by the Federal Gov-
ernment and. a State. 
SEC. 10. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, impair, or 
diminish any right, power, or jurisdiction of the Ignited States over or 
in regard to any navigable waters or nny interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
SEC. 11. The Secretary of Transportation shall make a report of all 
Report. 
approvals granted by him during the fiscal year pursuant to section 5 
of this Act in each annual report of the activities of the Department 
required by section 11 of the Department of Transportation Act (49 
U.S.C.1658). 
SEC. 12. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved September 26, 1972. 
Public Law 92-435 
AN ACT 
September 26, 1972 
To declare that certain federally owned land is held by the United States in 
[H. R. 10702] 
trust for the Fort Belknap Indian Conimnnity. 
Be it ena,c:ted by ths /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
IJ'rdted States of America in Congress assembled^ That all right, title, 
J°^^ Beiknap 
and interest of the TTnited States in lands described as the southeast rutyrMontT""" 
(quarter southeast quarter southeast quarter northwest quarter section 
Lands in trust. 
14, township 2H north, range 25 east, and the southwest quarter south-
west quarter northwest (juarter northwest quarter section 29, town-
ship 27 north, range 2B east, principal meridian, Montana, comprising 
Kve acres, more or less, are hereby declared to be held by the TTnited 
States in trust for the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort 
Belknap Reservation, Montana. 
SEC. 2. The Indian Claims (Commission is directed to determine in 
claims offset 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13. ^^°'"®* "•^• 
1964 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of any lands and 
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improvements placed in a trust status under the authority of this Act 
should or should not be. set off against any claim against the United 
States determined by the C!ommission. 
Approved September 26, 1972. 
80 Stat. 949.