1Amending the act of June 12, 1931 (P.L.575, No.200), entitled
2"An act providing for joint action by Pennsylvania and New
3Jersey in the development of the ports on the lower Delaware
4River, and the improvement of the facilities for
5transportation across the river; authorizing the Governor,
6for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with New
7Jersey; creating The Delaware River Joint Commission and
8specifying the powers and duties thereof, including the power
9to finance projects by the issuance of revenue bonds;
10transferring to the new commission all the powers of the
11Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission; and making an
12appropriation," further providing for the Delaware River 
13Joint Commission, for composition, for employees, for 
14financing and for executive sessions; providing for majority 
15approval and contract procedures; further providing for 
16report; providing for conflicts of interest, for master plan 
17and creating the Port Authority Transit Corporation 
18Commuter's Council; further providing for definitions; 
19authorizing the Governor to apply for approval; prohibiting 
20the entrance into a compact until passage of a similar act; 
21and making editorial changes.

22The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23hereby enacts as follows:

24Section 1. The Governor is authorized to enter into a
25supplemental compact or agreement, on behalf of the
26Commonwealth, with the State of New Jersey, further amending and
27supplementing the compact or agreement between the Commonwealth

1and the State of New Jersey entitled "Agreement between the
2Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey
3creating The Delaware River Joint Commission as a body corporate
4and politic and defining its powers and duties," which was
5executed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by its
6Governor on July first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
7one, and on behalf of the State of New Jersey by the New Jersey
8Interstate Bridge Commission by its members on July first, one
9thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, and which was consented to
10by the Congress of the United States by Public Resolution Number
11twenty-six, being chapter two hundred fifty-eight of the Public
12Laws, Seventy-second Congress, approved June fourteenth, one
13thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, which supplemental compact
14and agreement shall be in substantially the following form:

15Supplemental agreement between the Commonwealth of
16Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey further amending and
17supplementing the agreement entitled "Agreement between the
18Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey
19creating The Delaware River Joint Commission as a body corporate
20and politic and defining its powers and duties," further
21providing for The Delaware River Joint Commission, for
22composition, for employees, for financing and for executive
23sessions; providing for majority approval and contract
24procedures; further providing for report; providing for
25conflicts of interest, for master plan and creating the Port
26Authority Transit Corporation Commuter's Council; further
27providing for definitions; authorizing the Governor to apply for
28approval; prohibiting the entrance into a compact until passage
29of a similar act; and making editorial changes.

30The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey

1do solemnly covenant and agree, each with the other, that the
2compact or agreement entitled "Agreement between the
3Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey
4creating The Delaware River Joint Commission as a body corporate
5and politic and defining its powers and duties," which was
6executed on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by its
7Governor on July first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-
8one, and on behalf of the State of New Jersey by the New Jersey
9Interstate Bridge Commission by its members on July first, one
10thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, and which was consented to
11by the Congress of the United States by Public Resolution Number
12twenty-six, being chapter two hundred fifty-eight of the Public
13Laws, Seventy-second Congress, approved June fourteenth, one
14thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, be amended as follows:

15(1) That Articles I, II and IV of the compact, as
16amended April 3, 1992 (P.L.57, No.19), be amended to read:

17ARTICLE I

18The body corporate and politic, heretofore created and known
19as The Delaware River Joint Commission, hereby is continued
20under the name of The Delaware River Port Authority (hereinafter
21in this agreement called the 'commission'), which shall
22constitute the public corporate instrumentality of the
23Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey for the
24following public purposes, and which shall be deemed to be
25exercising an essential governmental function in effectuating
26such purposes, to wit:

27(a) The operation and maintenance of the bridge, owned
28jointly by the two States, across the Delaware River between the
29City of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
30City of Camden in the State of New Jersey, including its

1approaches, and the making of additions and improvements
2thereto.

3(b) The effectuation, establishment, construction,
4acquisition, operation and maintenance of railroad or other
5facilities for the transportation of passengers across any
6bridge or tunnel owned or controlled by the commission,
7including extensions of such railroad or other facilities
8necessary for efficient operation in the Port District.

9(c) The improvement and development of the Port District for
10port purposes by or through the acquisition, construction,
11maintenance or operation of any and all projects for the
12improvement and development of the Port District for port
13purposes, or directly related thereto, either directly by
14purchase, lease or contract, or by lease or agreement with any
15other public or private body or corporation, or in any other
16manner.

17(d) Cooperation with all other bodies interested or
18concerned with, or affected by the promotion, development or use
19of the Delaware River and the Port District.

20(e) The procurement from the Government of the United States
21of any consents which may be requisite to enable any project
22within its powers to be carried forward.

23(f) The construction, acquisition, operation and maintenance
24of other bridges and tunnels across or under the Delaware River,
25between the City of Philadelphia or the County of Delaware in
26the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the State of New Jersey,
27including approaches, and the making of additions and
28improvements thereto.

29(g) The promotion as a highway of commerce of the Delaware
30River, and the promotion of increased passenger and freight

1commerce on the Delaware River and for such purpose the
2publication of literature and the adoption of any other means as
3may be deemed appropriate.

4(h) To study and make recommendations to the proper
5authorities for the improvement of terminal, lighterage,
6wharfage, warehouse and other facilities necessary for the
7promotion of commerce on the Delaware River.

8(i) Institution through its counsel, or such other counsel
9as it shall designate, or intervention in, any litigation
10involving rates, preferences, rebates or other matters vital to
11the interest of the Port District: Provided, That notice of any
12such institution of or intervention in litigation shall be given
13promptly to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
14Pennsylvania and to the Attorney General of the State of New
15Jersey, and provision for such notices shall be made in a
16resolution authorizing any such intervention or litigation and
17shall be incorporated in the minutes of the commission.

18(j) The establishment, maintenance, rehabilitation,
19construction and operation of a rapid transit system for the
20transportation of passengers, express, mail, and baggage, or any
21of them, between points in New Jersey within the Port District
22and points in Pennsylvania within the Port District, and
23intermediate points. Such system may be established either by
24utilizing existing rapid transit systems, railroad facilities,
25highways and bridges within the territory involved or by the
26construction or provision of new facilities where deemed
27necessary, and may be established either directly by purchase,
28lease or contract, or by lease or agreement with any other
29public or private body or corporation, or in any other manner.

30(k) The performance of such other functions which may be of

1mutual benefit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State
2of New Jersey insofar as concerns the promotion and development
3of the Port District for port purposes and the use of its
4facilities by commercial vessels.

5(l) The performance or effectuation of such additional
6bridge, tunnel, railroad, rapid transit, transportation,
7transportation facility, terminal, terminal facility, and port
8improvement and development purposes within the Port District as
9may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it by the action
10of either State concurred in by legislation of the other.

11(m) The unification of the ports of the Delaware River
12through (i) the acquisition or taking control of any terminal,
13terminal facility, transportation facility or marine terminal or
14port facility or associated property within the Port District
15through purchase, lease or otherwise, or by the acquisition,
16merger, becoming the successor to or entering into contracts,
17agreements or partnerships with any other port corporation, port
18authority or port-related entity which is located within the
19Port District, all in accordance with the applicable laws of the
20State in which the facility corporation or authority is located;
21(ii) the exercise of the other powers granted by this compact;
22or (iii) the establishment (whether solely or jointly with any
23other entity or entities) of such subsidiary corporation or
24corporations or maritime or port advisory committees as may be
25necessary or desirable to effectuate this purpose.

26(n) The planning, financing, development, acquisition,
27construction, purchase, lease, maintenance, marketing,
28improvement and operation of any project directly relating to 
29the operation of the Delaware River Port Authority, including,
30but not limited to, any terminal, terminal facility,

1transportation facility or any other facility of commerce [or
2economic development activity], from funds available after
3appropriate allocation for maintenance of bridge and other
4capital facilities.

5ARTICLE II

6The commission shall consist of sixteen commissioners, eight
7resident voters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and eight
8resident voters of the State of New Jersey, who shall serve
9without compensation.

10The commissioners for the State of New Jersey shall be
11appointed by the Governor of New Jersey with the advice and
12consent of the Senate of New Jersey, for terms of five years,
13and in case of a vacancy occurring in the office of commissioner
14during a recess of the Legislature, it may be filled by the
15Governor by an ad interim appointment, which shall expire at the
16end of the next regular session of the Senate unless a successor
17shall be sooner appointed and qualify and, after the end of the
18session, no ad interim appointment to the same vacancy shall be
19made unless the Governor shall have submitted to the Senate a
20nomination to the office during the session and the Senate shall
21have adjourned without confirming or rejecting it; and no person
22nominated for any such vacancy shall be eligible for an ad
23interim appointment to such office if the nomination shall have
24failed of confirmation by the Senate.

25Six of the eight commissioners for the Commonwealth of
26Pennsylvania shall be appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania
27for terms of five years. The Auditor General and the State
28Treasurer of said Commonwealth shall, ex-officio, be
29commissioners for said Commonwealth, each having the privilege
30of appointing a representative to serve in his place at any

1meeting of the commission which he does not attend personally.

2Any commissioner who is an elected public official shall have
3the privilege of appointing a representative to serve and act in
4his place at any meeting of the commission which he does not
5attend personally.

6Pennsylvania commissioners who are not ex-officio members of
7the commission shall be confirmed by a majority of the members
8elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.

9All commissioners shall continue to hold office after the
10expiration of the terms for which they are appointed or elected
11until their respective successors are appointed and qualify, but
12no period during which any commissioner shall hold over shall be
13deemed to be an extension of his term of office for the purpose
14of computing the date on which his successor's term expires.

15ARTICLE IV

16For the effectuation of its authorized purposes, the
17commission is hereby granted the following powers:

18(a) To have perpetual succession;

19(b) To sue and be sued;

20(c) To adopt and use an official seal;

21(d) To elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and
22treasurer, and to adopt suitable by-laws for the management of
23its affairs. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of
24the commission.

25(e) To appoint, hire or employ counsel and such other
26officers, and such agents and employes, as it may require for
27the performance of its duties, by contract or otherwise, and fix
28and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; 
29provided that the employes of the Delaware River Port Authority 
30who are residents of New Jersey shall be subject to the "New
 

1Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 
2(C.34:13A-1 et seq.); employes of the Delaware River Port 
3Authority who are residents of Pennsylvania shall be subject to 
4the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as "The Public 
5Employee Relations Act"; and shall have all of the rights 
6provided to employes by those respective acts, including, but 
7not limited to, the right to form, join or assist an employe 
8organization, and the right to have that employe organization 
9engage in collective bargaining on behalf of the employes.

10(f) To enter into contracts;

11(g) To acquire, own, hire, use, operate and dispose of
12personal property;

13(h) To acquire, own, use, lease, operate, mortgage and
14dispose of real property and interests in real property, and to
15make improvements thereon;

16(h.1) At its option, [it may] to authorize the Department of
17[Property and Supplies] General Services to prescribe standards
18and specifications and make contracts and purchases of various
19materials and services for the commission, pursuant to the
20provisions of sections 2403, 2403.1 and 2409 of the act of April
219, 1929 (P.L.177), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929."

22(i) To grant by franchise, lease or otherwise, the use of
23any property or facility owned or controlled by the commission
24and to make charges therefor;

25(j) To borrow money upon its bonds or other obligations for 
26the purpose of financing any project authorized by or pursuant 
27to this compact or agreement, either with or without security,
28and to make, enter into and perform any and all such covenants
29and agreements with the holders of such bonds or other
30obligations as the commission may determine to be necessary or

1desirable for the security and payment thereof, including,
2without limitation of the foregoing, covenants and agreements as
3to the management and operation of any property or facility
4owned or controlled by it, the tolls, rents, rates or other
5charges to be established, levied, made and collected for any
6use of any such property or facility, or the application, use
7and disposition of the proceeds of any bonds or other
8obligations of the commission, or the proceeds of any such
9tolls, rents, rates or other charges or any other revenues or
10moneys of the commission;

11(k) To exercise the right of eminent domain within the Port
12District;

13(l) To determine the exact location, system and character
14of, and all other matters in connection with, any and all
15improvements or facilities which it may be authorized to own,
16construct, establish, effectuate, operate or control;

17(m) In addition to the foregoing, to exercise the powers,
18duties, authority and jurisdiction heretofore conferred and
19imposed upon the aforesaid The Delaware River Joint Commission
20by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of New Jersey,
21or both of the said two States;

22(n) To exercise all other powers, not inconsistent with the
23constitutions of the two States or of the United States, which
24may be reasonably necessary or incidental to the effectuation of
25its authorized purposes or to the exercise of any of the
26foregoing powers, except the power to levy taxes or assessments;
27and generally to exercise, in connection with its property and
28affairs and in connection with property within its control, any
29and all powers which might be exercised by a natural person or a
30private corporation in connection with similar property and

1affairs;

2(o) To acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate,
3maintain and undertake any project directly relating to the 
4operation of the Delaware River Port Authority, including any
5terminal, terminal facility, transportation facility, or any
6other facility of commerce, and to make charges for the use
7thereof;

8(p) To make expenditures anywhere in the United States and
9foreign countries, to pay commissions, and hire or contract with
10experts or consultants, and otherwise to do indirectly anything
11which the commission may do directly.

12(q) To establish one or more operating divisions as deemed
13necessary to exercise the power and effectuate the purposes of
14this agreement.

15(r) To hold executive sessions consisting of the majority of
16the members of the commission for the Commonwealth of
17Pennsylvania and a majority of the members of the commission for
18the State of New Jersey to address confidential matters,
19including matters concerning litigation, personnel, contractual
20negotiations and contract review. Neither the commissioners for
21the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the commissioners for the
22State of New Jersey may meet in caucus separately from the
23members of the other state.

24[The commission shall also have such additional powers as may
25hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time
26by the action of either State concurred in by legislation of the
27other.

28It is the policy and intent of the Legislatures of the
29Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey that
30the powers granted by this Article shall be so exercised that

1the American system of free competitive private enterprise is
2given full consideration and is maintained and furthered. In
3making its reports and recommendations to the Legislatures of
4the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey on
5the need for any facility or project which the commission
6believes should be undertaken for the promotion and development
7of the Port District, the commission shall include therein its
8findings which fully set forth that the facility or facilities
9operated by private enterprise within the Port District and
10which it is intended shall be supplanted or added to are not
11adequate.]

12(2) The compact is amended by adding an article to read:

13ARTICLE IV-A

14The commission shall not negotiate, extend, amend or
15otherwise alter the terms of a contract, or enter into any
16contract, unless such action is voted on and approved by the
17board in a public session and notice of such session is provided
18to the public pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of
19P.L.1991, c.400 (C.32:3-4.7).

20The commission shall use best practices in the procurement of
21necessary items and services, which shall include the
22requirement that the commission procure all supplies, services
23and construction pursuant to the provisions of 62 Pa.C.S. Pt. I
24(relating to Commonwealth Procurement Code) and all pertinent
25laws of the State of New Jersey.

26The commission shall establish, on its official Internet
27website, a secure online process to allow prospective qualified
28vendors to complete online any documents the commission requires
29concerning requests for proposals.

30The commission shall also have such additional powers as may

1hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time
2by the action of either state concurred in by legislation of the
3other.

4It is the policy and intent of the Legislatures of the
5Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey that
6the powers granted by this article shall be so exercised that
7the American system of free competitive private enterprise is
8given full consideration and is maintained and furthered. In
9making its reports and recommendations to the Legislatures of
10the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey on
11the need for any facility or project which the commission
12believes should be undertaken for the promotion and development
13of the Port District, the commission shall include therein its
14findings which fully set forth that the facility or facilities
15operated by private enterprise within the Port District and
16which it is intended shall be supplanted or added to are not
17adequate.

18(3) That Article XII of the compact, as amended April 3,
191992 (P.L.57, No.19), be amended to read:

20ARTICLE XII

21The commission shall, within ninety days after the end of
22each fiscal year, submit to the Governors and Legislatures of
23the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey a
24complete and detailed report of the following:

25(1) its operations and accomplishments during the completed
26fiscal year;

27(2) its receipts and disbursements or revenues and expenses
28during that year in accordance with the categories and
29classifications established by the commission for its own
30operating and capital outlay purposes;

1(3) its assets and liabilities at the end of the fiscal
2year, including the status or reserve, depreciation, special or
3other funds including debits and credits of these funds;

4(4) a schedule of bonds and notes outstanding at the end of
5the fiscal year;

6(5) a list of all contracts exceeding $100,000 entered into
7during the fiscal year;

8(6) a business or strategic plan for the commission and for
9each of its operating divisions; and

10(7) a five-year capital plan.

11[Not less than once every five years the commission shall
12cause a management audit of its operational effectiveness and
13efficiency to be conducted by an independent consulting firm
14selected by the commission. The first management audit to be
15conducted shall commence within three years of the date of
16coming into force of the supplemental compact or agreement
17authorized by this 1991 amendatory act. This audit is in
18addition to any other audit which the commission determines to
19conduct from time to time.]

20The commission shall submit biennially to an audit of its
21budget conducted by an independent auditor selected by the New
22Jersey Comptroller and the Auditor General of Pennsylvania and
23approved by the Governors of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The
24audit shall be provided to the Governors and Legislatures of the
25State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania no
26later than December 31 of every even-numbered year and shall
27include all expenditures, revenues and financial operations of
28the commission. Failure to submit to this audit shall result in
29the forfeiture of the salary of every officer of the commission
30or employe employed by the commission at a level at or exceeding

1the level of director, or acting director, until such time as
2the audit is complete.

3The commission shall submit biennially to a performance
4review audit conducted by an independent auditor selected by the
5New Jersey Comptroller and the Auditor General of Pennsylvania
6and approved by the Governors of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
7The audit shall include an evaluation of whether the commission
8is achieving efficiency and effectiveness in the employment of
9its financial and operational resources and shall be provided to
10the Governors and Legislatures of the State of New Jersey and
11the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania no later than December 31 of
12every odd-numbered year. Failure to submit to this audit shall
13result in the forfeiture of the salary of every officer of the
14commission or employe employed by the commission at a level at
15or exceeding the level of director, or acting director, until
16such time as the audit is complete.

17Every two years the commission shall conduct a review of the
18compensation of commission employes and officers for the purpose
19of ensuring that compensation is commensurate with duties
20performed. The commission shall provide a report on the
21compensation of its employes and officers to the Governors and
22Legislatures of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of
23Pennsylvania by June thirtieth of every even-numbered year. The
24report shall provide the salary range of each job title and
25shall include the following information concerning each
26commission employe and officer:

27(a) names;

28(b) annual salary;

29(c) job title;

30(d) hiring date; and

1(e) job description.

2Failure to conduct this review shall result in the forfeiture of
3the salary of every officer of the commission or employe
4employed by the commission at a level at or exceeding the level
5of director, or acting director, until such time as the review
6is complete.

7[The commission shall, not later than two years after the
8date of the coming into force of the supplemental compact or
9agreement authorized by this 1992 amendatory act, prepare a
10comprehensive master plan for the development of the Port
11District. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, plans
12for the construction, financing, development, reconstruction,
13purchase, lease, improvement and operation of any terminal,
14terminal facility, transportation facility or any other facility
15of commerce or economic development activity. The master plan
16shall include the general location of such projects and
17facilities as may be included in the master plan and shall to
18the maximum extent practicable include, but not be limited to, a
19general description of each such projects and facilities, the
20land use requirements necessary therefor, and estimates of
21project costs and of a schedule for commencement of each such
22project. Prior to adopting such master plan, the commission
23shall give written notice to, afford a reasonable opportunity
24for comment, consult with and consider any recommendations from
25State, county and municipal government, as well as commissions,
26public corporations and authorities and the private sector. The
27commission may modify or change any part of the plan in the same
28form and manner as provided for the adoption of the original
29plan. At the time the commission authorizes any project or
30facility, the commission shall promptly provide to the Governor

1and Legislature of each State a detailed report on the project,
2including its status within the master plan. The commission
3shall include within the authorization a status of the project
4or facility in the master plan and any amendment thereof, and no
5project shall be authorized if not included in the master plan
6or amendment thereof. Any project which has been commenced and
7approved by the commission prior to the adoption of the master
8plan shall be included, for informational purposes only, in the
9master plan. The commission shall provide notice of such ongoing
10projects to those State, county and municipal governments, as
11well as entities in the private sector who would be entitled to
12such notice had the project not been commenced in anticipation
13of adopting the master plan, but there shall be not requirement
14that the project be delayed or deferred due to those provisions.

15In addition to other powers conferred upon it, and not in
16limitation thereof, the commission may acquire all right, title
17and interest in and to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, across the
18Delaware River at Palmyra, New Jersey, together with any
19approaches and interests in real property necessary thereto. The
20acquisition of such bridge, approaches and interests by the
21commission shall be by purchase or by condemnation in accordance
22with the provisions of the Federal law consenting to or
23authorizing the construction of such bridge or approaches, or
24the acquisition of such bridge, approaches or interests by the
25commission shall be pursuant to and in accordance with the
26provisions of sections 48:5-22 and 48:5-23 of the Revised
27Statutes of New Jersey, and for all the purposes of said
28provisions and sections the commission is hereby appointed as
29the agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of
30Pennsylvania exercising the rights and powers granted or

1reserved by said Federal law or sections to the State of New
2Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania jointly or to the State
3of New Jersey acting in conjunction with the Commonwealth of
4Pennsylvania. The commission shall have authority to so acquire
5such bridge, approaches and interests, whether the same be
6owned, held, operated or maintained by any private person, firm,
7partnership, company, association or corporation or by any
8instrumentality, public body, commission, public agency or
9political subdivision (including any county or municipality) of,
10or created by or in, the State of New Jersey or the Commonwealth
11of Pennsylvania, or by any instrumentality, public body,
12commission or public agency of, or created by or in, a political
13subdivision (including any county or municipality) of the State
14of New Jersey or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. None of the
15provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be applicable with
16respect to the acquisition by the commission, pursuant to this
17paragraph, of said Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, approaches and
18interests. The power and authority herein granted to the
19commission to acquire said Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, approaches and
20interests shall not be exercised unless and until the Governor
21of the State of New Jersey and the Governor of the Commonwealth
22of Pennsylvania have filed with the commission their written
23consents to such acquisition.

24Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, nothing
25herein contained shall be construed to limit or impair any right
26or power granted or to be granted to the Pennsylvania Turnpike
27Commission or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, to finance,
28construct, operate and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike System
29or any turnpike project of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority,
30respectively, throughout the Port District, including the right

1and power, acting alone or in conjunction with each other, to
2provide for the financing, construction, operation and
3maintenance of one bridge across the Delaware River south of the
4City of Trenton in the State of New Jersey: Provided, That such
5bridge shall not be constructed within a distance of ten miles,
6measured along the boundary line between the Commonwealth of
7Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, from the existing
8bridge, operated and maintained by the commission, across the
9Delaware River between the City of Philadelphia in the
10Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Camden in the State
11of New Jersey, so long as there are any outstanding bonds or
12other securities or obligations of the commission for which the
13tolls, rents, rates, or other revenues, or any part thereof, of
14said existing bridge shall have been pledged. Nothing contained
15in this agreement shall be construed to authorize the commission
16to condemn any such bridge.

17Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, no
18bridge or tunnel shall be constructed, acquired, operated or
19maintained by the commission across or under the Delaware River
20north of the boundary line between Bucks County and Philadelphia
21County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as extended across
22the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore of said river, and
23any new bridge or tunnel authorized by or pursuant to this
24compact or agreement to be constructed or erected by the
25commission may be constructed or erected at any location south
26of said boundary line notwithstanding the terms and provisions
27of any other agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
28and the State of New Jersey. Except as may hereafter be
29otherwise provided in conformity with Article IX hereof with
30respect to specific properties designated by action of the

1Legislatures of both of the signatory States, no property or
2facility owned or controlled by the commission shall be acquired
3from it by any exercise of powers of condemnation or eminent
4domain.]

5(4) The compact is amended by adding articles to read:

6ARTICLE XII-A

7(1) (a) All commissioners, directors, officers and employes
8of the commission shall practice due diligence to avoid
9situations in which their personal interest, activities or
10financial affairs are, or are reasonably perceived as being, in
11conflict with the interests of the commission. Prior to each
12board meeting conducted pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c.400
13(C.32:3-4.7), the commission shall circulate a list of entities
14that will be the subject of board action. Board members shall
15identify in writing any conflicts in advance of board meetings.

16(b) It shall be a conflict of interest for commissioners,
17directors, officers or employes to engage in political activity
18or electioneering using commission resources or equipment, or
19during work hours, commission meetings or other activities
20primarily related to employment with the commission.

21(c) No commissioner, director, officer or employe of the
22commission shall have an interest in a business organization or
23engage in any business, transaction or professional activity,
24which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of
25the duties of the commissioners, directors, officers or employes
26in the public interest. No commissioner, director, officer or
27employe shall use or attempt to use an official position to
28secure unwarranted privileges, exemptions, advantages or
29employment.

30(d)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe may

1directly or indirectly solicit, request, suggest or recommend to
2any contractor, vendor or grant recipient, holding company,
3affiliate, intermediary or subsidiary thereof, doing business
4with the commission for the appointment or employment of any
5person in any capacity.

6(e)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe of the
7commission or any immediate family member of a commissioner,
8director, officer or employe of the commission shall solicit or
9accept any gift or item of value for personal benefit under any
10circumstance which could be reasonably expected to influence, or
11which may be perceived as being reasonably expected to
12influence, the manner in which a commissioner, director, officer
13or employe conducts the public business of the commission.

14(f)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe of the
15commission or any immediate family member of a commissioner,
16director, officer or employe of the commission shall exert any
17undue influence with respect to any act of the commission,
18including the selection of contractors, the hiring of or
19dismissal of employes or the making of any other decision where
20the influence of the commissioner, director, officer or employe
21is, or is likely to be perceived as, an interference with the
22independent and objective decisions of the commission.

23(g)  No employe employed as an officer, director or acting
24director, or employed at a level exceeding that of an officer,
25director or acting director, shall accept or engage in
26employment with any professional service provider, vendor or
27independent contractor of the commission for a period of two
28years from the date of the termination of their employment with
29the commission.

30(h)  The commission shall not enter into a contract with a

1person, corporation or other legal entity that:

2(1)  is owned wholly or in part by a commissioner, director,
3officer or employe or his relative; or

4(2)  a commissioner, director, officer or employe or his
5relative has entered into a contractual or business relationship
6with or has received a personal pecuniary benefit therefrom.

7(i)  No person employed as a director or acting director, or
8employed at a level exceeding that of an officer, director or
9acting director, shall hold outside employment.

10(j)  No commissioner, director or officer of the commission
11shall make a charitable contribution, including a donation or
12gift of money or anything of value, on behalf of the commission.

13(k)  The commission shall not make monetary contributions to
14charitable and civic organizations. A request for in-kind
15support to a charitable or civic organization shall be approved
16by the commission at a public meeting.

17(l)  Each commissioner shall file financial statements in
18compliance with the law of the state from which the commissioner
19was appointed.

20(2)  (a)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe of
21the commission shall be paid compensation higher than the lesser
22salary of either the Governor of the State of New Jersey or the
23Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

24(b)  The commission shall not compensate any commissioner,
25director, officer or employe for expenses related to the use of
26a vehicle that is procured by or for the commissioner, director,
27officer or employe primarily for personal use or for the purpose
28of commuting between home and work.

29(c)  The commission shall not extend to any commissioner,
30director, officer or employe a personal line of credit or any

1other form of credit agreement or compensation for any purpose.

2(d)  The commission is prohibited from entering into a
3contract containing, or contingent upon, a written agreement or
4understanding which requires a party to make a payment of a
5portion of any consideration, commission, premium or fee
6received under or attributable to the contract, with a person or
7entity not a party to the contract. The commission is required
8to include a provision in its contracts providing that no party
9to the contract shall be required to make a payment of a portion
10of any consideration, commission, premium or fee received under
11or attributable to the contract, with a person or entity not a
12party to the contract. A person or entity, which is a party to a
13contract with the commission, is prohibited from offering to
14make or making a payment to another person or entity having a
15separate contractual relationship with the commission in order
16to obtain contracts or agreements with the commission. A person
17or entity, which is a party to a contract with the commission,
18is prohibited from receiving or soliciting payment of a portion
19of any consideration, commission, premium or fee received under
20or attributable to a separate contractual relationship between
21the commission and another person or entity.

22(e)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe shall
23receive any lump sum expense allowance or contingent fund for
24personal or official expenses except where the allowance or fund
25is expressly provided for by statute or legislative
26appropriation.

27(f)  No commissioner, director, officer or employe shall be
28exempt from payment of any toll relating to the use of a
29commission toll bridge or toll road, and the commission shall
30not compensate any commissioner, director, officer or employe

1for payment of the toll.

2(g)  The commission shall require any current or prospective
3vendor, including any director, officer, principal or partner
4thereof, with which the commission conducts business for any
5purpose or is in the process of establishing a business
6relationship for any purpose to annually disclose a list of
7current political campaign contributions made by the vendor, and
8any such contributions made within four years prior to the
9vendor's involvement with the commission.

10(3)  The commission shall be subject to the provisions of the
11Pennsylvania act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as
12the Right-to-Know Law, or to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73
13(C.47:1A-1 et seq.), commonly known as the open public records
14act, as selected by the person or entity requesting the records.

15(4)  The commission shall adopt, within six months of the
16effective date of this section, appropriate rules and
17regulations concerning proper notice to the public and the news
18media of its meetings and the right of the public and the news
19media to be present at its meetings. The rules and regulations
20adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for the same
21notice and right of the public and news media to be present as
22well as any other rights and duties provided in the "Senator
23Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L. 1975, c.231
24(C.10:4-6 et seq.) and the Pennsylvania act of October 15, 1998
25(P.L.729, No.93), known as the "Sunshine Act." To the extent
26these laws conflict, the commission shall incorporate into the
27rules and regulations the provisions of that law which provide
28for the greatest rights to the public and the news media.

29(5)  The commission shall not vote on any matter concerning a
30commission contract unless notice is provided to the public at

1least thirty days prior to the scheduled action by the
2commission.

3(6)  The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4and the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey are hereby
5authorized to take action under the laws of the Commonwealth of
6Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey to enforce the
7provisions of the compact or agreement.

8ARTICLE XIII

9The commission shall, not later than two years after the
10effective date of the supplemental compact or agreement
11authorized by this 2014 amendatory act, prepare a comprehensive
12master plan for the development of the Port District. The plan
13shall include, but not be limited to, plans for the
14construction, financing, development, reconstruction, purchase,
15lease, improvement and operation of any terminal, terminal
16facility, transportation facility or any other facility of
17commerce. The master plan shall include the general location of
18such projects and facilities as may be included in the master
19plan and shall to the maximum extent practicable include, but
20not be limited to, a general description of each such projects
21and facilities, the land use requirements necessary therefor and
22estimates of project costs and of a schedule for commencement of
23each such project. Prior to adopting such master plan, the
24commission shall give written notice to, afford a reasonable
25opportunity for comment, consult with and consider any
26recommendations from state, county and municipal government, as
27well as commissions, public corporations and authorities and the
28private sector. The commission may modify or change any part of
29the plan in the same form and manner as provided for the
30adoption of the original plan. At the time the commission

1authorizes any project or facility, the commission shall
2promptly provide to the Governor and Legislature of each state a
3detailed report on the project, including its status within the
4master plan. The commission shall include within the
5authorization a status of the project or facility in the master
6plan and any amendment thereof, and no project shall be
7authorized if not included in the master plan or amendment
8thereof. Any project which has been commenced and approved by
9the commission prior to the adoption of the master plan shall be
10included, for informational purposes only, in the master plan.
11The commission shall provide notice of such ongoing projects to
12those state, county and municipal governments, as well as
13entities in the private sector who would be entitled to such
14notice had the project not been commenced in anticipation of
15adopting the master plan, but there shall be no requirement that
16the project be delayed or deferred due to those provisions.

17In addition to other powers conferred upon it, and not in
18limitation thereof, the commission may acquire all right, title
19and interest in and to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, across the
20Delaware River at Palmyra, New Jersey, together with any
21approaches and interests in real property necessary thereto. The
22acquisition of such bridge, approaches and interests by the
23commission shall be by purchase or by condemnation in accordance
24with the provisions of the Federal law consenting to or
25authorizing the construction of such bridge or approaches, or
26the acquisition of such bridge, approaches or interests by the
27commission shall be pursuant to and in accordance with the
28provisions of sections 48:5-22 and 48:5-23 of the Revised
29Statutes of New Jersey, and for all the purposes of said
30provisions and sections the commission is hereby appointed as

1the agency of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of
2Pennsylvania exercising the rights and powers granted or
3reserved by said Federal law or sections to the State of New
4Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania jointly or to the State
5of New Jersey acting in conjunction with the Commonwealth of
6Pennsylvania. The commission shall have authority to so acquire
7such bridge, approaches and interests, whether the same be
8owned, held, operated or maintained by any private person, firm,
9partnership, company, association or corporation or by any
10instrumentality, public body, commission, public agency or
11political subdivision, including any county or municipality, of,
12or created by or in, the State of New Jersey or the Commonwealth
13of Pennsylvania, or by any instrumentality, public body,
14commission or public agency of, or created by or in, a political
15subdivision, including any county or municipality, of the State
16of New Jersey or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. None of the
17provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be applicable with
18respect to the acquisition by the commission, pursuant to this
19paragraph, of said Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, approaches and
20interests. The power and authority herein granted to the
21commission to acquire said Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, approaches and
22interests shall not be exercised unless and until the Governor
23of the State of New Jersey and the Governor of the Commonwealth
24of Pennsylvania have filed with the commission their written
25consents to such acquisition.

26Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, nothing
27herein contained shall be construed to limit or impair any right
28or power granted or to be granted to the Pennsylvania Turnpike
29Commission or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, to finance,
30construct, operate and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike System

1or any turnpike project of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority,
2respectively, throughout the Port District, including the right
3and power, acting alone or in conjunction with each other, to
4provide for the financing, construction, operation and
5maintenance of one bridge across the Delaware River south of the
6City of Trenton in the State of New Jersey: Provided, That such
7bridge shall not be constructed within a distance of ten miles,
8measured along the boundary line between the Commonwealth of
9Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, from the existing
10bridge, operated and maintained by the commission, across the
11Delaware River between the City of Philadelphia in the
12Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Camden in the State
13of New Jersey, so long as there are any outstanding bonds or
14other securities or obligations of the commission for which the
15tolls, rents, rates, or other revenues, or any part thereof, of
16said existing bridge shall have been pledged. Nothing contained
17in this agreement shall be construed to authorize the commission
18to condemn any such bridge.

19Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, no
20bridge or tunnel shall be constructed, acquired, operated or
21maintained by the commission across or under the Delaware River
22north of the boundary line between Bucks County and Philadelphia
23County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as extended across
24the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore of said river, and
25any new bridge or tunnel authorized by or pursuant to this
26compact or agreement to be constructed or erected by the
27commission may be constructed or erected at any location south
28of said boundary line notwithstanding the terms and provisions
29of any other agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
30and the State of New Jersey. Except as may hereafter be

1otherwise provided in conformity with Article IX hereof with
2respect to specific properties designated by action of the
3Legislatures of both of the signatory states, no property or
4facility owned or controlled by the commission shall be acquired
5from it by any exercise of powers of condemnation or eminent
6domain.

7(5) That the heading of Article XII-A of the compact,
8added August 10, 1951 (P.L.1206, No.274), be renumbered to
9read:

10ARTICLE [XII-A] XIII-A

11(6) That the heading of Article XII-B of the compact,
12added June 11, 1963 (P.L.102, No.69), be renumbered to read:

13ARTICLE [XII-B] XIII-B

14(7) That the compact be amended by adding an article to
15read:

16ARTICLE XIII-C

17(1) There is created under the commission the Port Authority
18Transit Corporation Commuter's Council, to study, investigate,
19monitor and make recommendations with respect to the maintenance
20and operation of the Port Authority Transit Corporation's
21facilities for the transportation of passengers. The council
22shall study and investigate all aspects of the day-to-day
23operations of the Port Authority Transit Corporation, monitor
24its performance and recommend changes to improve the efficiency
25of the operation of Port Authority Transit Corporation service.

26(2) The council shall consist of four resident voters of the
27Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and four resident voters of the
28State of New Jersey, who shall be commuters regularly using the
29transportation services of the Port Authority Transit
30Corporation. The members from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1shall be appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, subject to
2confirmation by a majority of members of the Pennsylvania
3Senate, and the members from the State of New Jersey shall be
4appointed by the Governor of New Jersey. Each of the members
5shall serve for a term of three years. Vacancies occurring in
6the membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner
7as the original appointment.

8(3) Members of the council shall serve without compensation
9but may be reimbursed, subject to the limits of funds
10appropriated or otherwise made available for those purposes, for
11expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the council
12and in performance of their duties as members of the council.

13(4) The commission shall provide the council with assistance
14and information as may be necessary for the purposes of this
15section.

16(8) Article XIII of the compact, amended April 3, 1992,
17P.L.57, No.19), is amended to read:

18ARTICLE [XIII] XIV

19As used herein, unless a different meaning clearly appears
20from the context:

21"Port District" shall mean all the territory within the
22counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and
23Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, in all the territory within the
24counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,
25Glouster, Ocean and Salem in New Jersey.

26"Commission" shall mean The Delaware River Port Authority
27and, when required by the context, the board constituting the
28governing body thereof in charge of its property and affairs.

29"Commission resources" shall mean commission-owned or
30commission-leased equipment, including telephones, computer

1hardware or software, copiers, scanners, fax machines, file
2cabinets or other office furniture, cell phones, person digital
3assistant devices or similar electronic devices and office
4supplies.

5"Commissioner" shall mean a member of the governing body of
6The Delaware River Port Authority.

7"Director" shall include the engineering director, bridge
8directors, director of the Port of Philadelphia and Camden,
9director of risk management and safety, director of human
10resource services, director of information services, finance
11director of Port Authority Transit Corporation, director of
12revenue, director of finance, director of emergency management
13and homeland security or any similar position created by the
14commission.

15"Doing business with the commission" shall include the
16following:

17(1)  Matters concerning the commission's acquisition,
18disposal or improvement of real property.

19(2)  The making of the commission's contracts or the
20settlement of claims related to the commission's contracts.

21(3)  The procurement of commission supplies, equipment,
22services or professional services, including without limitation,
23legal, accounting and investment services.

24(4)  The initiation or settlement of litigation to which the
25commission is a party.

26(5)  The grant by the commission of a subsidy or privilege.

27(6)  The issuance and placement of commission debt
28obligations.

29(7)  The deposit of commission funds.

30(8)  Other transactions in which the commission has a

1financial interest.

2["Economic development activity" or "economic development"
3shall mean any structure of facility or any development within
4the Port District in connection with manufacturing, port-
5oriented development, foreign trade zone site development or
6research, commercial, industrial or recreational purposes, or
7for purposes of warehousing or consumer and supporting services
8directly relating to any of the foregoing or to any authority
9project or facility which are required for the sound economic
10development of the Port District.]

11"Employe" shall include all persons employed by the
12commission other than officers and directors.

13"Immediate family member" shall include the spouse, parent,
14stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent, child, stepchild,
15grandchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-
16brother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew of any
17current commissioner, officer or employe, whether related by
18blood, marriage or adoption.

19"Officer" shall include the chief executive officer, deputy
20chief executive officer, corporate secretary, treasurer, chief
21public safety officer or police chief, chief financial officer,
22chief administrative officer, chief operating officer, the Port
23Authority Transit Corporation general manager and assistant
24general manager, general counsel or any similar position created
25by the commission.

26"Political activity" shall mean an activity on behalf of a
27political party, candidate, political committee or campaign,
28which is intended to advance the interests of a specific party,
29candidate, political committee or campaign for elective office.

30(1)  The term shall include:

1(a)  Organizing a campaign meeting, campaign rally or other
2campaign event, including a fundraiser where campaign
3contributions are solicited or received.

4(b)  Preparing or completing responses to candidate
5questionnaires that are intended solely for campaign use.

6(c)  Preparing a campaign finance report.

7(d)  Conducting background research on a candidate.

8(e)  Preparing or conducting a campaign poll.

9(f)  Preparing, circulating or filing a candidate nominating
10petition or papers.

11(g)  Participating in, preparing, reviewing or filing a legal
12challenge to a nominating petition.

13(h)  Preparing, distributing or mailing campaign literature,
14campaign signs or other campaign material, including television
15and radio advertisements, website construction, e-mails,
16facsimiles and robocalls, on behalf of any candidate for
17elective office.

18(i)  Managing a campaign for elective office.

19(j)  Participating in, preparing, reviewing or filing a
20document in a recount, challenge or contest of an election.

21(k)  Posting campaign-related information on an Internet
22website, including social media websites.

23(l)  Soliciting or receiving campaign contributions in a
24commission office, on commission property or with commission
25resources.

26(m)  Using commission resources to create, store or maintain
27a mailing list that identifies the listed individuals as
28campaign volunteers or contributors to a candidate, political
29party, political committee, campaign or campaign committee.

30(n)  Developing a list for the purpose of monitoring or

1tracking campaign activity or campaign contributions of any
2commission employe.

3(2)  The term shall not include:

4(a)  Registering and voting in an election.

5(b)  Expressing an opinion as an individual privately or
6publicly on political subjects and candidates.

7(c)  Displaying a political picture, sticker, badge or button
8when not on duty and at locations other than the workplace and
9commission property.

10(d)  Participating in the nonpartisan activities of a civic,
11community, social, labor or professional organization or of a
12similar organization.

13(e)  Being a member of a political party or other political
14organization or club and participating in its activities to the
15extent consistent with this compact.

16(f)  Attending a political convention, rally, fundraising
17function or other political gathering.

18(g)  Signing a political petition as an individual.

19(h)  Making a financial contribution to a political party or
20organization.

21(i)  Being politically active in connection with a question
22which is not specifically identified with a political party,
23such as any constitutional amendment, referendum, approval of a
24municipal ordinance or other question or issue of a similar
25character.

26(j)  Otherwise participating fully in public affairs, except
27as prohibited by law, in a manner which does not materially
28compromise efficiency or integrity as an employe or the
29efficiency or integrity of the commission.

30"Relative" shall mean any:

1(a)  Spouse, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, grandparent,
2child, stepchild, grandchild, brother, sister, stepbrother,
3stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece or
4nephew of any current commissioner, officer or employe, whether
5related by blood, marriage or adoption.

6(b)  Significant other of a commissioner, officer, director
7or employe.

8(c)  Individual residing in the same household as a
9commissioner, officer, director or employe.

10"Terminal" shall include any marine, motor truck, motorbus,
11railroad and air terminal or garage, also any coal, grain and
12lumber terminal and any union freight and other terminals used
13or to be used in connection with the transportation of
14passengers and freight, and equipment, materials and supplies
15therefor.

16"Transportation facility" and "facilities for transportation
17of passengers" shall include railroads operated by steam,
18electricity or other power, rapid transit lines, motor trucks,
19motorbuses, tunnels, bridges, airports, boats, ferries,
20carfloats, lighters, tugs, floating elevators, barges, scows, or
21harbor craft of any kind, and aircraft, and equipment, materials
22and supplies therefor.

23"Terminal facility" shall include wharves, piers, slips,
24berths, ferries, docks, drydocks, ship repair yards, bulkheads,
25dock walls, basins, carfloats, floatbridges, dredging equipment,
26radio receiving and sending stations, grain or other storage
27elevators, warehouses, cold storage, tracks, yards, sheds,
28switches, connections, overhead appliances, bunker coal, oil and
29fresh water stations, markets, and every kind of terminal,
30storage or supply facility now in use, or hereafter designed for

1use to facilitate passenger transportation and for the handling,
2storage, loading or unloading of freight at terminals, and
3equipment, materials and supplies therefor.

4"Transportation of passengers" and "passenger transportation"
5shall mean the transportation of passengers by railroad or other
6facilities.

7"Rapid transit system" shall mean a transit system for the
8transportation of passengers, express, mail and baggage by
9railroad or other facilities, and equipment, materials and
10supplies therefor.

11"Project" shall mean any improvement, betterment, facility or
12structure authorized by or pursuant to this compact or agreement
13to be constructed, erected, acquired, owned or controlled or
14otherwise undertaken by the commission. "Project" shall not
15include undertakings for purposes described in Article I,
16subdivisions (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i).

17"Railroad" shall include railways, extensions thereof,
18tunnels, subways, bridges, elevated structures, tracks, poles,
19wires, conduits, powerhouses, substations, lines for the
20transmission of power, carbarns, shops, yards, sidings,
21turnouts, switches, stations and approaches thereto, cars and
22motive equipment.

23"Bridge" and "tunnel" shall include such approach highways
24and interests in real property necessary therefor in the
25Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of New Jersey as may
26be determined by the commission to be necessary to facilitate
27the flow of traffic in the vicinity of a bridge or tunnel or to
28connect a bridge or tunnel with the highway system or other
29traffic facilities in said Commonwealth or said State: Provided,
30however, That the power and authority herein granted to the

1commission to construct new or additional approach highways
2shall not be exercised unless and until the Department of
3Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall have
4filed with the commission its written approval as to approach
5highways to be located in said Commonwealth and the State
6Highway Department of the State of New Jersey shall have filed
7with the commission its written approval as to approach highways
8to be located in said State.

9"Facility" shall include all works, buildings, structures,
10property, appliances, and equipment, together with appurtenances
11necessary and convenient for the proper construction, equipment,
12maintenance and operation of a facility or facilities or any one
13or more of them.

14"Personal property" shall include choses in action and all
15other property now commonly, or legally, defined as personal
16property, or which may hereafter be so defined.

17"Lease" shall include rent or hire.

18"Municipality" shall include a county, city, borough,
19village, township, town, public agency, public authority or
20political subdivision.

21Words importing the singular number include the plural number
22and vice versa.

23Wherever legislation or action by the Legislature of either
24signatory State is herein referred to, it shall mean an act of
25the Legislature duly adopted in accordance with the provisions
26of the Constitution of such State.

27Section 2. The Governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of
28the Commonwealth, to Congress for its consent and approval to
29the supplemental compact or agreement set forth in section 1.

30Section 3. The Governor shall not enter into any

1supplemental compact or agreement under this act until the State
2of New Jersey shall have passed a substantially similar act
3embodying the agreement between the two states as set forth in
4section 1.

5Section 4. The Governor shall publish the date of approval
6by the Congress of the United States as prescribed by section 10
7of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of the
8supplemental compact or agreement authorized by this act as a
9notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

10Section 5. The supplemental compact or agreement authorized
11by this act shall become operative and effective upon
12publication of the notice provided for under section 4 of this
13act.

14Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.