An Act to provide that lands within the exterior boundaries of a national forest acquired under section 8 of the act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315g), may be added to the national forest
PL 87-524 (H.R.9822), enacted 07/09/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-524-JULY 9, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
Public Law 87-524 
,. 
July 9, 1962 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 9822] 
To provide that lands within the exterior boundaries of a national forest ac-
quired under section 8 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315g), 
may be added to the national forest. 
land SI 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
National forest 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That lands hereto-
fore or hereafter acquired under section 8 of the Act of June 28,1934 
49 Stat. 1976. 
(48 Stat. 1272), as amended (43 U.S.C. 315g), which are within the 
exterior boundaries of a national forest and which are determined by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to be suitable for administration as a 
part of the national forest may be set apart and reserved by the Secre-
tary of the Interior by public land order as a part of such national 
forest. Lands so set apart and reserved shall be subject to the laws, 
rules, and regulations applicable to lands set apart and reserved from 
the public domain within such national forest. 
Approved July 9, 1962. 
Public Law 87-525 
July 10. 1962 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 8982] 
Authorizing the Dow Chemical Company to construct, maintain, and operate a 
bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Heath Crossing, Texas. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
jBridge construe- United Statcs of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the Dow 
'^Hteath Crossing, Clicmical Compauy, a Delaware corporation -with a permit to do 
Tex. 
business in Texas, is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate 
a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the 
United States has jurisdiction over such river, at a point suitable to 
the interests of navigation, at or near Heath Crossing, Texas, located 
between Stillwell Creek and Horse Canyon, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of 
34 Stat. 84. 
bridgesover navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject 
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^Q (f) j-j^^ couditious and limitations contained in this Act, (2) the 
approval of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and (3) the approval of the proper author-
ities in the Republic of Mexico. 
Toll rates and 
SEC. 2. The Dow Chemical (^ompany for a period of sixty-six years 
charges. 
from the date of completion of such Ijridge may fix and charge tolls 
for transit over such bridge in accordance with any law^s of the State 
of Texas or the United States applicable thereto, and the rates of toll 
so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed under the authority 
contained in the Act of March 23,1906, referred to in the first section. 
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 Aoid unless 
the actual construction of the bridge referred in the first section of this 
Act is commenced within one year and completed within three years 
from the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved July 10, 1962.