S. 1608 – Reading Mode

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America

2d Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four

S. 1608

AN ACT

To provide for the expansion of the Starr–Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act.

Starr–Camargo Bridge

(a)

Authorization

The first section of Public Law 87–532 (76 Stat. 153; 130 Stat. 411) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(2)—

(A)

by inserting and expand after construct;

(B)

by inserting , including the expansion and addition of adjacent spans to the existing international bridge, after thereto;

(C)

by inserting multimodal toll after 14;

(D)

by striking to maintain and inserting and to maintain, control,; and

(E)

by striking such bridge and inserting those bridges; and

(2)

in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting expansion, after construction,.

(b)

Rights of Starr–Camargo Bridge Company and successors and assigns

Section 3(a) of Public Law 87–532 (76 Stat. 153; 130 Stat. 411) is amended by inserting , as needed for the location, construction, expansion, control, operation, and maintenance of the bridges referred to in subsection (a)(2) at or near Rio Grande City, Texas after chapter 466).

(c)

Sunset

Section 5 of Public Law 87–532 (76 Stat. 153; 130 Stat. 411) is amended—

(1)

by inserting by the Starr–Camargo Bridge Company and its successors and assigns after constructed;

(2)

by striking three and inserting 60;

(3)

by striking five and inserting 65; and

(4)

by striking date of enactment of this Act and inserting date of enactment of the Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act.

(d)

Savings provision

Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section—

(1)

grants new rights or duties to the San Benito International Bridge Company (known as the Free Trade International Bridge as of the date of enactment of this Act); or

(2)

alters, repeals, or voids any rights or duties held by the San Benito International Bridge Company (known as the Free Trade International Bridge as of the date of enactment of this Act) under Public Law 87–532 (76 Stat. 153; 130 Stat. 411), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate