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 75T H CONGRESS, 1ST SESSI ON-CH. 706 -AU GU ST 19, 19 37 [CHAPTE R 7061 JOI NT R ESO LUT ION Gran ting the c onsent of Congress t o a compac t between the States of New Yo rk and New J ersey prov iding for the creati on of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission as a joint corporate municipal instrumentality of said States with appropriate rights, powers, duties, and immunities, for the transfer to said com- mission of certain functions, jurisdiction, rights, powers, and duties together with the properties of the bodies politic now existing in each State known as "Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park", and for the continuance of the P alisa des I nters tate Park. Whereas, pursuant to chapter 170 of the Laws of 193T of the State of New York and chapter 148 of the Laws of 1937 of the State of New Jersey, the States of New York and New Jersey entered into a compact which is as follows "COMPACT "Whereas, heretofore the states of New York and New Jersey hav e cooperated in the establ ishment and ma intenance of an inter- state park along the front of the Palisades in said states and in the mount ainous lands in Rockland an d Orange coun ties in the s tate of New York, by respectively enacting legislation creating in each state a body politic by the name and style of "Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park", with power to acquire lands for such park, and improve and manage the same, and by respectively appointing, in practically all cases, the same persons as members of each of such state bodies politic ; and "Wher eas, it is co nfident ly beli eved t hat the creati on, by inters tate compact, of a joint corporate municipal instrumentality to hold and manage such interstate park will provide greater flexibility and har- mony in the management of the park, "Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual advantages and benefits to accrue to the peoples of the states of New York and New Jersey from this compact and in con- sideration of the mutual covenants of the parties hereto herein con- tained, the sovereign state of New York and the sovereign state of New Jersey do hereby agree as follows "ARTICLE I "The park or parks in the state of New York under the juris- diction, management or control of Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park, a body politic created pursuant to chapter one hundred seventy of the laws of nineteen hundred of the state of Ne w York (here inafte r ref erred to as "New York s tate b oard") , and the park or parks in the state of New Jersey now under the' juris diction, mana gement or cont rol of Commis sioners of th e Pali- sades Interstate P ark, a body po litic created pursuant to chapter eighty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred of the state of New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as "New Jersey state board," the New York state board and the New Jersey state board being here- inafter referred to collectively as "state boards"), shall continue to exist and shall be maintained in the two states as an interstate park for the use of the public and for the purpose of preserving the scenic beauty of the Palisades and other lands therein. Such park shall be called "Palisades Interstate Park ." The parties hereto do hereby agree to and pledge, each to the other, faithful co-operation 719 August 19, 1937 [H.J. Res.445] [Pub. Res ., No. (151 Pali sades Interst ate Park Commission . Compact between New York and New Jersey for creation of.