Volume 52
Public Law 75–683
Granting the consent of Congress to the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enter into compacts or agreements with respect to constructing, maintaining, and operating a vehicular tunnel under the Delaware River.
Approved June 25, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
Granting the consent of Congress to the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enter into compacts or agreements with respect to constructing, maintaining, and operating a vehicular tunnel under the Delaware River.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the consent
Compact between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Consent given to, for tunnel construction, operation, etc., under Delaware River.
of Congress is hereby given to the State of New Jersey, through the Gloucester County Tunnel Commission, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Authority, to enter into compacts, agreements, or contracts providing for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a vehicular tunnel under the Delaware River between Gloucester County, in New Jersey, and Delaware County, in Pennsylvania, by either such commission or authority, or by both, acting jointly.
Sec. 2.
The authority granted by this Act shall be subject to all
Application of existing laws.
existing laws with respect to the issuance of permits for the construction of tunnels under navigable rivers.
Approved, June 25, 1938.