Volume 50
Public Law 75–891
To permit the States of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact or agreement respecting the creation of a Potomac Valley conservancy district for the prevention or abatement of harmful pollution of the waters thereof.
Approved August 31, 1937
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
To permit the States of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact or agreement respecting the creation of a Potomac Valley conservancy district for the prevention or abatement of harmful pollution of the waters thereof.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Maryland Virginia. West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia to negotiate and enter into a compact or agreement providing for the creation of a conservancy district to consist of the drainage area of the Potomac River and the main and tributary streams therein, said district to be organized and maintained for the purpose of regulating, controlling, preventing, or otherwise rendering unobjectionable and harmless the pollution of the waters of said Potomac drainage area by sewage and industrial and other wastes, upon conditions that a suitable person shall be appointed by the President of the United States from the Department of the Treasury who shall participate in said negotiation as representative of the United States, and shall make a report to Congress of the proceedings of any compact or
Proviso.
Approval required.
agreement entered thereto: Provided, That any such compact or agreement shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been approved by the legislatures of each of said States and by the Congress of the United States.
Approved, August 31, 1937.