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72d CONGRESS . SESS. I . CH. 258. JUNE 14, 1932 .

317 other project for the mutual advantage of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and coming within the purposes for which it is created, the commission shall make to the legislatures of each State a detailed report dealing only with the contemplated project, and shall request o f said l egislatu res auth ority to proceed with the project describ ed ; and it shall not be within the power of the commission to construct, e rect, or o therw ise ac quire any facili ty or proj ect, e xcept thos e described in article 1, subdivision (b) hereof, unless and until the legislatures of both States shall have authorized the commission to proceed with the project outlined in its special report thereon . ` In witness whereof, this 1st day of July, anno Domini, 1931, Gifford Pinchot has affixed his signature hereto as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and caused the great se al of the C ommonwealth to be attach ed hereto . " (SE AL)

GIFFoRD PINCHOT, G0 Governor Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . "And on this 1st day of July, anno Domini, 1931, the New Jersey Interstate Bridge Commission by its members, pursuant to law, has signed this agreement for and on behalf of the State of New Jersey. " JOHN B . KATES. " ARTH UR C. KING. "THOMAS J. S. BA RLOW . " BARTON F. SHARP. " ALFRED COOPER . "FRAN$ L . STrPLEE. " Lucius E . HIRES. "I. NoawooD GRiscoai. "Witnesses "DAVID J. SarYTH. " JosEPH K. COSTELL O . "T. HARRY RowLAND ." Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Consent of Congress States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Con- granted' gress is hereby given to the aforesaid compact or agreement, and to each and every term and provision thereof : Provided, That nothing Provisos. )si ghts

etc., pr e• herein contained shall be construed to affect, impair, or diminish served. ' any right, power, or jurisdiction of the United States or of any court, departm ent, boa rd, burea u, offic er, or o fficial of the U nited St ates, ov er or in regard to any navigable waters, or any commerce between the States or with foreign countries, or any bridge, rail- road highway, pier, wharf, or other facility or improvement, or any other perso n, ma tter, or t hing, formi ng th e subj ect m atter of the aforesaid compact or agreement or otherwise affected by the terms thereof : And provided further, That the right to alter, amend, Amendment . or r epeal this resol ution or a ny par t the reof is her eby e xpres sly reserv ed . Approved, Ju ne 14, 1932 .