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 [CHAPTER 869] AN ACT Au t 28, 1937 To approve a compact or agreement between the State of Ohio and the Common- JS .28311 wea lth of Pennsy lvania relati ng to Pymatun ing La ke. [Public, No. 398] Whereas, under date of the 28th day of October 1936, the State of Ohiompac between and Ohio and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entered into a cer- vania relating to Py tain compact or agreement in the following words : matuning Lake. "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE ST ATE OF OH IO RE PY MATU NING LAKE "This agreement made and concluded between the Common- Text of agreement. wealth of Pennsylvania acting by and through its lawfully authorized agency namely the Water and Power Resources Board as party of the first part and the State of Ohio acting by and through its lawfully authorized agency namely its Director of Conservation as party of the second part. "Witnesseth "Whereas By act of Assembly of Pennsyl vania app roved the second day of May one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 1503) as amended by the acts approved the fifth day of May one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one (Pamphlet Laws 84) the twenty-fourth day of April one thou- sand nine hundred and thirty-three (Pamphlet Laws 67) and the ninth day of July one thousand nine hundred and thirty- five (Pamphlet Laws 619) the Department of Forests and Waters of Pennsylvania acting through the Water and Power Resources Board was authorized inter alga to complete the work beg un and co ntinued un der an act approved the twent y-fifth day of July one thousand nine hundred and thirteen (Pamphlet Laws 1270) entitled An act providing for the erection of a dam at the outlet of Pymatuning Swamp and the establishment of a reservoir to conserve the waters thereof providing for the taking of land and materials necessary thereto vesting certain powers and duties in the Water Supply Commission and making an appropriation' and did duly complete said work whereby there was created a lake or reservoir now known and hereinafter called Pymatuning Lake extending in part across the boundary line between said States of Ohio and Pennsylvania into the State of Ohio and "Whereas The primary purposes of the project by which said lake was created was to conserve water draining said swamp all of which has its source in Pennsylvania as well as control floods and regulate the flow of water in the Shenango and Beaver Riv ers and s econdary t hereto per mit the w ater and t he land surrounding the same to be used for fishing hunting recreational and park purposes under such terms and conditions as the Water and Power Resources Board might determine in such way or ways as in the opinion if 1 the said board will not materially interfere with the primary purpose in said acts of assembly and hereinbefore specifically referred to and "Whereas In view of the fact that a certain part of the lake extends into the State of Ohio whereby it is necessary and desir- able that the use of the lake for the secondary purposes namely hunting fishing and recreational use be uniformly provided for as well as to guard against inconveniences and mischiefs which might hereafter arise from the uncertainty or' jurisdiction within and on said lake to the end that the lake may be adequately i 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 869-AUGUST 28, 1937 So in origina l. 125151 • -37	55 865