An Act to amend the act of July 13, 196, to authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of certain additional toll bridges over or across the Delaware River and Bay
PL 87-744 (H.R.12818), enacted 10/03/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-744-OCT. 3, 1962 
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Public Law 87-744 
AN ACT 
October 3, 1962 
To amend the Act 'of July 13, 1946, to authorize the construction, maintenance, 
[H. R. 12818] 
and operation of certain additional toll bridges over or across the Delaware 
River and Bay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That sections 3, 4, 
Delaware River 
and 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the State of Delaware, ^"Ad^^uonai ton 
by and through its State highway department, to construct, maintain, bridges. 
and operate a toll bridge across the Delaware River near Wilmington, 
Delaware", approved July 13,1946 (60 Stat. 533), are hereby amended 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 3. The Delaware River and Bay Authority or its successor is 
Delaware River 
hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, ^^j^ char^^J*"***^' 
and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by 
the Secretary of the Army under the authority of the General Bridge 
Act of 1946. 
60 Stat. 847. 
"SEC. 4. The Delaware River and Bay Authority or its successor note."^^ ^^^ 
in fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge 
and in fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of each addi-
tional bridge over or across the Delaware River and Bay operated 
under the authority conferred in section 5 of this Act, shall from 
time to time adjust them, together with the rates of tolls and other 
charges made for the use of any other toll crossings under, over, along, 
or across the Delaware River and Bay between the States of Delaware 
and New Jersey, which it may be operating so as to provide a fund 
sufficient— 
"(1) to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, 
improving, and operating said bridge and such other toll cross-
ings and the approaches thereto under economical management; 
''(2) to pay the cost of constructing, reconstructing, or improv-
ing all toll crossings operated by the Delaware River and Bay 
Authority; 
"(3) to pay the principal of and the interest upon bonds issued 
for the cost of said bridge and toll crossings, including bonds 
issued to refund such bonds at or prior to maturity and financing 
costs; and 
"(4) to provide constructing, operating, improving, repairing, 
maintenance, and debt service reserve funds of such character 
and amount as the Delaware River and Bay Authority or its 
successors shall determine to be necessary to insure the proper 
construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement 
of the bridge and other toll crossings, and to protect the holders 
of bonds issued to finance the cost of said bridge and other toll 
crossings. 
"SEC. 5. The Delaware River and Bay Authority, or its successor, 
construction, 
is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate additional ^jfe^It^^*^*' ^^^ 
toll bridges over or across the Delaware River and Bay between the 
States of Delaware and New Jersey in accordance with the provisions 
of the General Bridge Act of 1946, except that the fixing, changing, 
and adjusting of rates of toll and the duration of toll charges for use 
of said additional bridges shall not be subject to the provisions of 
section 506 of the said General Bridge Act of 1946. In addition to 
62 stat. 267. 
the powers granted to the Delaware River and Bay Authority by the 
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laws of the States of Delaware and New Jersey there is hereby con-
ferred upon said authority, or its successor all such rights and powers 
to enter upon land and acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real 
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Reservation. 
estate and other property needed for the location, construction, im-
provement, maintenance, and operation of additional bridges over or 
across the Pelaware River and Bay as are possessed by railroad corpo-
rations for railroad purposes in the State in which such real estate 
or other property is situate, upon making just compensation therefor, 
to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and 
the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or 
expropriation of property for public purposes of such State." 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
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Approved October 3, 1962. 
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October 3, 1962 
[S. 2793] 
Public Law 87-745 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Trafllc Act, 1925, as amended, to authorize 
the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to assess reasonable fees for the 
restoration of motor vehicle operators' permits and operating privileges after 
suspension or revocation thereof. 
D. c. 
Motor vehicle 
operators' pei^ 
mits, restoration 
fees. 
46 Stat. 1424. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United^ States of America in Congress assembled, That the first 
sentenciB of subsection (a) of section 6 of the District of Columbia 
Traffic Act, 1925, as amended (43 Stat. 1121; sec. 40-603(a), D.C. 
Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking "issuance and revocation 
of operators' permits" and inserting in lieu thereof "issuance, suspen-
sion, and revocation of operators' permits and the suspension and 
revocation of operating privileges, including rules and regulations 
assessing reasonable fees to reimburse the District for the cost of 
restoring suspended or revoked operators' permits and privileges, 
such fees not to exceed the amount of $5 per restoration". 
Approved October 3, 1962. 
October 4, 1962 
Public Law 87-746 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 10937] 
rpQ amend the Act providing for the economic and social development in the 
Ryukyu Islands. 
Ryukyu Islands. 
Funds, increase. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4 of the 
Act of July 12,1960 (Public Law 86-629; 74 Stat. 462), is amended by 
striking out the figure "$6,000,000" and inserting the figure 
"$12,000,000"^ in place thereof. 
Approved October 4, 1962. 
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