§17-17-23b. Combining of Bridges; Imposition or Reimposition of Tolls Upon Existing Combined Bridges; Revenue Bonds and Disposition of Tolls for Combined Bridges
The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to combine any two or more bridges, including existing bridges and bridges to be constructed or acquired by purchase, eminent domain or otherwise and to pledge all or any part of the revenue derived from such combined bridges to the payment of interest and sinking fund requirements of […]
§17-17-24. Construction of Article in Relation to State Debt
Nothing in this article contained shall be so construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of state debt of any kind or nature as contemplated by the provisions of the Constitution of this state in relation to the state debt.
§17-17-25. Additional and Alternative Method Provided; Permit for Construction of Competitive Bridge
Sections thirteen to twenty-eight, inclusive, of this article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to powers conferred by other laws: Provided, however, That no bridge for the use of the traveling public shall hereafter be […]
§17-17-26. When Consent of Other Officers and Boards Not Required
It shall not be necessary to secure from any officer or board not named in this article any approval or consent or any certificate or finding, or to hold an election, or to take any proceedings whatever, either for the acquisition or construction of such bridges, or the improvement thereof, or their maintenance, operation or […]
§17-17-27. Liberal Construction of §§17-17-13 to 17-17-28
Sections thirteen to twenty-eight, inclusive, of this article, being necessary for the health, welfare and convenience of the citizens of the state, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.
§17-17-28. Provisions of §§17-17-13 to 17-17-28 Separable
The provisions and parts of sections thirteen to twenty- eight, inclusive, of this article are separable and are not matters of mutual essential inducement, and it is the intention to confer the whole or any part of the powers herein provided for, and if any of the sections or provisions, or parts thereof, are for […]
§17-17-21. General Supervision of Bridges Under Jurisdiction of Commissioner
The commissioner of highways shall properly maintain, repair, operate, manage, and control the bridges owned by the state, fix the rates of tolls and establish bylaws and rules and regulations for the use and operation of the bridges owned by the state, and may make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary and incidental […]
§17-17-22. Tolls to Be Charged for Bond Payment; Intrastate and Interstate Bridges Included in One Issue; Purchasing of Existing Bridges; Disposition of Tolls
Tolls shall be fixed, charged, and collected for transit over such bridges owned by the state and shall be so fixed and adjusted, in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the bridge or bridges owned by the state for which a single issue of bonds is issued, as to provide a fund sufficient to […]
§17-17-23. When Tolls to Cease
Except as otherwise provided in section thirty-five of this article, when the particular bonds issued for any bridge or bridges and the interest thereon shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, and there are no operating or maintenance […]
§17-17-23a. Transfer of Excess Tolls Collected
When the particular bonds issued for any bridge or bridges, and the interest thereon, shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for the payment thereof and held for that purpose as in this article provided, and there remain in said fund a sum or sums of money accumulated from tolls […]