Archived Bill Info

"REIBMAN", "GAFFNEY", "PACCHIOLI"

A SUPPLEMENT to the act, approved the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one (P. L. 1352), entitled "An act providing for joint action by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in the administration, operation, and maintenance of bridges over the Delaware River and for the construction of additional bridge facilities across the river; authorizing the Governor, for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with the State of New Jersey; creating a Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission and specifying the powers and duties thereof, including the power to finance the construction of additional bridges by the issuance of revenue bonds to be redeemed from revenues derived from tolls collected at such bridges, transferring said commission all powers now exercised by existing commission created to acquire toll bridges over the Delaware River; and making an appropriation," by authorizing the Governor to enter into a supplemental compact or agreement on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the State of New Jersey amending and supplementing the compact or agreement entitled "Agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey creating the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission as a body corporate and politic and defining its powers and duties," as heretofore amended and supplemented; authorizing the Governor of either State to veto the action of any commissioner from his state requiring express authorization by the two states for the construction or acquisition of any additional bridge or port and terminal facility, and the administration, operation and maintenance thereof; and authorizing the Governor to apply, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the Congress of the United States for its consent to such supplemental compact or agreement.

1072 White

Referred to the Committee on State Government, September 14.

Reported as committed, October 14.

Passed first reading, October 24.

Passed second reading, November 14.

Passed third reading and final passage, November 30. (156-0)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on State Government, December 6.