study of toll bridge authority

study of toll bridge authority Sec. 133. (a) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed to undertake a full and complete investigation and study of existing Federal statutes and regulations governing toll bridges over the navigable waters of the United States for the purpose of determining what action can and should be taken to assure just and reasonable tolls nationwide. The Secretary shall submit a report of the findings of such study and investigation to the Congress not later than July 1, 1974, together with his recommendations for modifications or additions to existing laws, regulations, and policies, except that in the case of the toll bridge at Chester, Illinois, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress not later than December 31, 1973. (b) The Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines governing any increase in tolls for use of any bridge constructed pursuant to either the General Bridge Act of 1906 or the General Bridge Act of 1946.