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PUBLIC LAW 287—MAR. 31, 1952

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to which Supplemental Agreement the consent of the Congress of the United States was given by an Act of the Congress approved AugList 4, 1947 (Public No. 355, 80th Congress, 61 Stat. 752); and Whereas, I t is necessary to protect the investment made by the commission in the bridge now under construction between the City of Trenton, New Jersey, and the Borough of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and the investments made by said Commonwealth and said State in the approach highways connected with said bridge, and in order to finance additional bridges over the Delaware River and thereby facilitate the flow of traffic between said Commonwealth and said State; now, therefore. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey do hereby solemnly covenant and agree, each with the other, as follows: Delaware River Paragraph (a) of Article X of the Agreement between the Joint Toll Bridge Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey creating Cotnniission. the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Conunission as a body corporate 61 Stat. 754. and politic and defining its powers and duties, which was executed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by its Governor on the nineteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, and was executed on behalf of the State of New Jersey by its Governor on the eighteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, as amended by the Supplemental Agreement which was executed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by its Governor on the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, and was executed on behalf of the State of New Jersey by its Governor on the third day of J u l), one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Const tion, (a) The commission may acquire, construct, rehabilitate, operation,r ul e a s e, e improve, maintain, repair and operate bridges for vehicular or «< of bridges. pedestrian traffic across the Delaware River between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey at any location north of the boundary line between Bucks County and Philadelphia County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as extended across the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore of said river. The commission may also, subject to the approval of the State Highway Department of the State of New Jersey and the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, lease such bridges as lessor to, and contract for the operation of such bridges by, one or more public bodies, instrumentalities, commissions, or public agencies. Acqui Whenever any bridge north of the boundary line described bridges. s i t i o n of above in this paragraph (a), proposed to be acquired by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, has been constructed pursuant to consent or authorization granted by federal law, the acquisition of such bridge by the commission shall be by purchase or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of such federal law, or the acquisition of such bridge by the commission shall be pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of sections 48:5-22 and 48:5-23 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, and for all the purposes of said provisions and sections the commission is hereby appointed as the agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania exercising the rights and powers granted or reserved by said federal law or sections to the State of New Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania jointly or to the State of New Jersey acting in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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