An Act to revive and reenact the act ""Authorizing the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission, its public successors or public assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Miss., and Helena, Ark."" approved May 17,1939
PL 84-328 (H.R.6417), enacted 08/09/1955

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first section of this Act which has not theretofore been sold under such 
section or with respect to which a commitment to sell under such section 
has not been made, and provided that the amount obtained for such 
project shall be reported to the Banking and Currency Committees of 
the Senate and House of Kepresentatives. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
R e p o r t to Con-
gress. 
Public Law 327 
CHAPTER 687 
AN ACT 
Authorizing modification of the project for flood protection on the San Joaquin 
River and tributaries, California. 
August 9, 1955 
[H. R. 6066] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the project for 
construction of channel improvement works and levee construction 
and reconstruction on the San Joaquin River and tributary channels, 
authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, is 
hereby modified to provide that in lieu of furnishing flowage ease-
ments along the San Joaquin River upstream of the mouth of the 
Merced River as set forth in the report of the Chief of Engineers, pub-
lished as Flood Control Committee Document Numbered 2, Seventy-
eighth Congress, responsible local interests may construct levees and 
channel improvements, as required, to protect such lands against floods, 
subject to approval by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army: 
Provided, That the flood hazard to downstream areas is not materially 
increased thereby, and that due consideration be given to the timing 
and sequence of construction of the parts of the project to be accom-
plished by local interests in proper relation to the development of 
flood control storage on the tributaries of the San Joaquin River: And 
provided further,, That construction and maintenance of such levees 
and channel improvements be undertaken at no cost to the United 
States. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
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58 Stat. 901. 
Public Law 328 
CHAPTER 688 
AN ACT 
To revive and reenact the Act •'Authorizing the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridf^e 
Commission, its public successors or public assigns, to construct, maintain, and 
operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Frinr Point, Missis-
sippi, and Helena, Arkansas", approved May 17, 15)89. 
August 9, 1955 
[H. R. 6417] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled. That the Act ap- 
Arkansas-Mis-
proved May 17, 1939, authorizing the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge co^.Ssio^'^'*^^ 
Commission, its public successors or public assigns, to construct, main- 
^^ stat. 747. 
tain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near 
Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas, as amended, be and 
is hereby revived and reenacted: Provided, That this Act shall be 
null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein 
referred to be commenced within two years and com])]eted within 
four years from the date of approval hereof. 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved August 9, 1955.