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 78 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 88-320-JUNE 13, 1964

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State of New Jersey, and provision for such notices shall be made in a resolution anthorizni^ an}' such intervention or litigation and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the commission. (j) The establishment, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction and operation of a rapid transit system for the transportation of passengers, express, mail, and baggage, or any of them, between points in New Jersey within the Port District and within ajthirty-five (35) mile radius of the City of Camden, New Jersey, and points within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and intermediate points. Such system may be established by utilizing existing rapid transit systems, railroad facilities, highways and bridges within the territory involved and by the construction or provision of new facilities where deemed necessary, and may be established either directly by purchase, lease or contract, or by lease or agreement with any other public or l)rivate body or corporation, or in any other manner. (k) The performance of such other functions which may be of mutual benefit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey insofar as concerns the promotion and development of the Port District for port purposes and the use of its facilities by commercial vessels. (1) The performance or effectuation of such additional bridge, tunnel, railroad, rapid transit, transportation, transportation facility, terminal, terminal facility, and port improvement and development purposes within the Port District as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it by the action of either State concurred in by legislation of the other. (2) Said compact or agreement is further amended and supplemented by adding thereto, as a part thereof, following Article X II - A thereof, a new article reading as follows: ARTICLE XII-B Delaware River. (1) In addition to other public purposes provided for it and other Bridge construcpowers and duties conferred upon it, and not in limitation thereof, tirnVau^hori^zation, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other article hereof, the Commission shall have among its authorized purposes, and it shall have the power to effectuate, the construction, operation and maintenance of a bridge for vehicular traffic across the Delaware River, between a point or points in the Township of Logan, New Jersey, and a point or points in the City of (liester, Pennsylvania, including approaches thereto. (2) In addition to other public purposes provided for it and other estTbifshmem"""' powers and duties conferred upon it, and not in limitation thereof, maintenance, etc. and notwithstanding the provisions of any other article hereof, the Commission shall have among its authorized purposes, and it shall have the power to effectuate, the establishment, rehabilitation, equipment, construction, maintenance and operation of ferries for passengers and vehicular traffic over and across the Delaware River within the Port District between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. Such ferries may be established either directly by purchase, lease or contract, or by lease or agreement with any other public or private body or corporation, or in any other manner, and may be established by utilizing any existing ferries within the P o r t District across the Delaware River between said Commonwealth and said State and by the construction or provision of new facilities where deemed necessary. Any such ferry may include such approach highways and interests in land or other property necessary therefor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of New Jersey as may be determined by the (Commission to be necessary to facilitate the flow

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