An Act to authorize the charging of tolls for transit over the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, Washington
PL 84-683 (S.2712), enacted 07/11/1956

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such bridge and its approaches as provided in subsection (b) of the first 
section of this Act. 
After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortiza-
tion shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be main-
tained and operated free of tolls in accordance with such arrangement 
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as may be agreed upon by the city of Rock Island, Illinois, or its as-
signs, and the State highway departments or other appropriate agen-
cies of the States of Iowa and Illinois. An accurate record of the cost 
of the bridge and its approaches; the expenditures for maintaining, re-
pairing, and operating the same; the expenditures for recontructing, 
enlarging, and extending the same; and all of the daily tolls collected 
shall be available for the information of all persons interested." 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Public Law 683 
CHAPTER 556 
AN A C T 
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To authorize the charging of tolls for transit over the ^Manette Bridge in 
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Bremerton, Washington. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou,^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwith- sJ^^/rton.^i'^!' 
standing any provision to the contrary contained in the Act entitled 
TOIIS. 
"An Act granting the consent of Congress to W. E. Buell, of Seattle, 
Washington, to construct a bridge across Poi't Washington Narrows 
within the city of Bremerton in the State of Washington", approved 
June 14, 1926 (44 Stat. 744), authority is hereby granted to the 
Washington Toll Bridge Authority as an agency of the State of 
Washington to fix and charge tolls over the bridge constructed pur-
suant to such Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Manette Bridge"). 
SEC. 2. The rates of the tolls authorized by the first section of this 
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Act shall be so adjusted that the amounts collected from the tolls on 
the Manette Bridge together with the amounts collected from the 
tolls imj)osed on not more than one additional bridge hereafter to be 
constructed by such Authority adjacent to the Manette Bridge and 
across Port Washington Narrows from within the city of Bremerton, 
AYashington, will provide (a) a fund sufficient to pay the cost of the 
maintenance and operation of both such bridges, and (b) a sinking 
fund sufficient to amortize the cost of reconstructing and improving 
the Manette Bridge and of constructing such additional bridge and 
the approaches thereto, including interest and financing costs, within 
a period of not more than thirty years after the date such recon-
struction, or construction and improvement is commenced, whichever 
first occurs. After there has been collected from such tolls an amount 
sufficient to provide such funds, the bridges shall be maintained and 
operated free of tolls. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Public Law 684 
CHAPTER 557 
AN ACT 
JuIvU,i9S6 
To authorize adjustment, in the public interest, of rentals under leases entered 
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into for the provision of commercial reci'eational facilities at the Clark Hill 
Reservoir. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chief of ervii^'* "*" ^**" 
Engineers, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army, is 
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authorized to amend any existing lease providing for the construction, 
maintenance, and operation of commercial recreational facilities at 
the Clark Hill Reservoir, entered into prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944, as 
amended (16 U. S. C. 460d), so as to provide for adjustment, either 
by increase or decrease, from time to time during the term of such 
lease of the amount of rental or other consideration payable to the 
United States under such lease, when and as he determines such ad-
justment to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. 
No ad-
justment shall be made under the authority of this Act so as to increase 
or decrease the amount of rental or other consideration payable under 
such lease for any period prior to the date of such adjustment. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
July 11, 1956 
[S, 3272] 
Public Law 685 
CHAPTER 558 
AN ACT 
To amend section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 to increase and make 
certain revisions in the general authorization for small flood-control projects. 
64 Stat. 183. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 205 
of the Flood Control Act of 1948, as amended (33 U. S. C. 701s), is 
amended by striking out "$3,000,000" and inserting "$10,000,000", by 
striking out "and not within areas intended to be protected by projects 
so autnorized,", and by striking out "$150,000" and inserting 
"$400,000". 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
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[S. 3547] 
Public Law 686 
CHAPTER 559 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1 of the Act of August 9, 1
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^ (69 Stat. TwS), authorizing the 
sale of certain land by the Pueblos of San Lorenzo and Pojoaque. 
Pueblo Indians. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hoii^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 1 of the 
Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 555), is amended by inserting after 
"townships 6, 7, and 8 north", the following: "range 14 west, town-
ships 7 and 8 north,". 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
July 11, 1956 
[S. 3527] 
Bridge. 
Lubec, Maine. 
Public Law 687 
CHAPTER 560 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the State Highway Commission of the State of Maine to construct, 
maintain, and operate a free highway bridge between Lubec, Maine, and Campo-
bello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State High-
way Commission of the State of Maine is authorized to construct, main-
tain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto, at a 
point suitable to the interests of navigation, across the waters between 
Lubec, Maine, and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, so 
far as the United States has jurisdiction over such waters. Such con-
struction, maintenance, and operation shall be in accordance with