An Act authorizing the State Highway Commission of the State of Maine to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Saint Croix River between Calais, Maine, and Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.
PL 84-184 (S.1550), enacted 07/28/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 184-JULY 28, 1955 
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such steps as may be necesary to coordinate and correlate its plans 
Avith those prepared by State or civic bodies. If the participation of 
other nations in the commemoration is deemed advisable, the Com-
jnission may communicate to that end with the governments of such 
nations through the State Department. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Commission shall select a Chairman and a Vice 
Chairman from among its members, and may employ, without regard 
to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such 
employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. 
(b) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission shall 
not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual 
within the provisions of section 216, 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 
18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes 
(5 U. S. C. 99) or section 412 of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act 
of 1949 (22 U. S. C. 1584) ; nor shall any member of the Commis-
sion by reason of his status as such be deemed to be an "officer of the 
Government" within the meaning of the Act of April 27, 1916 (5 
U.S.C.lOl). 
SEC. 4. The Commissioners shall serve without compensation, but 
may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in carrying out 
the duties of the Commission. 
SEC. 5. When the Commission has approved a plan of celebra-
tion, it shall submit it, insofar as it relates to the fine arts, to the 
Commission of Fine Arts for its approval. 
SEC. 6. The Commission shall, on or before March 1, 1956, make 
a report to the Congress in order that further enabling legislation 
may be enacted. 
SEC. T. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolu-
tion, but in no event shall the sums hereby authorized to be appropri-
ated exceed a total of $10,000. 
SEC. 8. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its 
duties, but in no event later than October 2T, 1959. 
Approved July 28, 1955. i 
July 28, 1955 
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Public Law 184 
CHAPTER 419 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the State Highway Commission of the State of Maine to construct, 
maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Saint Croix River 
between Calais, Maine, and Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. 
Bridge. 
Saint Croix River, 
Maine. 
34 Stat. 84. 
33 u s e 491-498. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America 
in Congress assemhted, That the State 
Highway Commission of the State of Maine is authorized to con-
struct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches 
thereto across the Saint Croix River, so far as the United States has 
jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the 
interests of navigation, between Calais, Maine, and Saint Stephen, 
New Brunswick, Canada, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over 
navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, subject to the condi-
tions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the ap-
proval of the proper authorities of the Government of Canada. 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved July 28, 1955.