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 104 STAT. 2784 PUBLIC LAW 101-565—NOV. 15, 1990 Public Law 101-565 101st Congress Joint Resolution Nov. 15, 1990 Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments to the Delaware-New Jersey [H.J. Res. 657] Compact, and for other purposes. Whereas the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey, pursuant to legislative authority adopted by each State, being 53 Laws of Delaware, chapter 145, and Public Law 1961, chapter 66 of the Laws of New Jersey, have provided, subject to the consent of Congress, for a compact, known as the Delaware-New Jersey Compact, establishing "The Delaware River and Bay Authority for the development of the area in both States bordering the said Delaware River and Bay; and Whereas the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey, pursuant to legislative authority adopted by each State, subject to the consent of Congress, have provided for an amendment to the Delaware-New Jersey Compact to authorize the Delaware River and Bay Authority to undertake economic development projects, other than major projects, at its own initiative, and to undertake major projects after securing only such approvals as may be required by the legislation of the State in which the project is to be located, except the Authority is prohibited from undertaking any major project to be located in the Delaware River and Bay, including, without limitation, any deep-water port or superport, without the prior approval, by concurrent legislation, of the two States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS. The Congress consents to the amendments to the Delaware-New Jersey Compact which have been enacted by the States of Delaware and New Jersey, so that the Delaware-New Jersey Compact reads substantially as follows: "DELAWARE-NEW JERSEY COMPACT "Whereas the States of Delaware and New Jersey are separated by the Delaware River and Bay which creates a natural obstacle to the uninterrupted passage of traffic other than by water and with normal commercial activity between the two States thereby hindering the economic growth and development of those areas in both States which border the River and Bay; and "Whereas the pressures of existing trends from increasing traffic, growing population, and greater industrialization indicate the need for closer cooperation between the two States in order to advance the economic development and to improve crossings, transportation, terminal, and other facilities of the area; and "Whereas the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of such crossings, transportation, terminal, and other facilities of

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