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PUBLIC LAW 5 4 3 - J U L Y 27, 1954
P u b l i c Law 543
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CHAPTER 588
AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Breaks Interstate Park Compact.
July 27, 1954 TH. R. 8549]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the e ks terUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of s tB r e a ParkI n Coar at the Congress is hereby given to the Breaks Interstate Park Compact P°c*'n^^*t°"f c'*Abetween the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Commonwealth of gress. Virginia. Such compact reads as follows: " B R E A K S I N T E R S T A T E P A R K COMPACT "Pursuant to authority granted by an Act of the 83rd Congress of the United States, being Public Law 275, approved August 14, 1953, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby covenant and agree as follows: "ARTICLE I.
"The Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Commonwealth of Virginia agree to create, develop and operate an interstate park to be known as the Breaks Interstate Park, which shall be located along the Russell Fork of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and on adjacent areas in Pike County, Kentucky, and Dickenson and Buchanan Counties, Virginia. Said park shall be of such area and of such character as may be determined by the commission created by this Compact. "ARTICLE
II.
"There is hereby created the Breaks Interstate Park Commission, which shall be a body corporate with the powers and duties set forth herein and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the appropriate authorities of Kentucky and Virginia. The commission shall consist of three commissioners from each of the two states, each of wiom shall be a citizen of the state he shall represent. Members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. The term of one of the first commissioners appointed shall be for two years, the term of another for three years, and the term of the third for four years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of fpur years each. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. An officer or employee of the state, a political subdivision or the United States government may be appointed a commissioner under this Act. "ARTICLE
III.
"The commission created herein shall be a joint corporate instrumentality of both the Commonw^ealth of Kentucky and the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of effecting the objects of this compact, and shall be deemed to be performing governmental functions of the two states in the performance of its duties hereunder. The commission shall have power to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with, to use a common seal and to make and adopt suitable by-laws, rules and regulations. The commission shall have the authority to acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise real estate and other property, and to dispose of such real estate and other property. Each Commonwealth agrees that it will exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire property located within each Common-
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