Pub. L. 93-251, tit. I, sec. 106

Sec. 106. Notwithstanding section 105 of the River and Harbor Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1406) or any other provision of the law, the States of Illinois and Missouri, which are connected by the bridge constructed by the city of Chester, Illinois, pursuant to Public Law 76–751 and Public Law 85–512, are authorized to contract individually or jointly with the city of Chester, Illinois, on or before June 1, 1974, to assume responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Chester Bridge and the approaches thereto and lawful expenses incurred in connection therewith (exclusive of principal, interest, and financing charges on the outstanding indebtedness on such bridge and approaches). When either or both States enter into such an agreement, all tolls thereafter charged for transit over such bridge shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Act, be used exclusively (A) to retire outstanding indebtedness (including reasonable interest and financing charges) on the bridge and approaches thereto and (B) credited into a sinking fund established for such bridge. No tolls shall be charged for transit over such bridge after the outstanding indebtedness on the bridge and approaches (including reasonable interest and financing charges) has been retired, or sufficient funds are available through the sinking fund to pay off all outstanding indebtedness (including reasonable interest and financing charges) on such bridge and approaches. If a State declines or is unable to participate in the agreement authorized by this Act, the other State may assume the responsibilities such State would have assumed under such an agreement. Tn that event, the assuming State shall be entitled to receive from toll revenues, after provision is made for principal and interest payments on any indebtedness then outstanding on the bridge and its approaches, as reimbursement, an amount of money (no less often than annually) which is equal to the nonparticipating State’s fair share of the operating, maintenance, repair, and other lawful costs incurred in connection with the bridge and its approaches.