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138 STAT. 1518
PUBLIC LAW 118–80—SEPT. 13, 2024
Public Law 118–80
118th Congress
An Act
To provide for the expansion of the Starr–Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City,
Texas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion
Act’’.
SEC. 2. 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 SUCCES-
SORS 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 mainte-
nance 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 amend-
ments made by this section—
Starr–Camargo
Bridge
Expansion Act.
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138 STAT. 1519
PUBLIC LAW 118–80—SEPT. 13, 2024
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1608:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 169 (2023): July 27, considered and passed Senate.
Vol. 170 (2024): Sept. 9, considered and passed House.
Æ
(1) grants new rights or duties to the San Benito Inter-
national Bridge Company (known as the ‘‘Free Trade Inter-
national 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.
Approved September 13, 2024.
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