New Jersey § acts:saved-32 - (113)

§ acts:saved-32. (113)

1. Under and pursuant to the provisions of the compact entered into on April thirtieth,

one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, between the states of New York and New Jersey,

consented to by the congress of the United States by public resolution No. 17, sixty-seventh

congress (senate joint resolution No. 88), by which the Port of New York District

and the Port of New York Authority were created, and especially articles VII and XI

thereof. The Port of New York Authority is hereby authorized and directed to make such plans

for the development of said district supplementary to or amendatory of the comprehensive

plan heretofore adopted by the legislatures of the two states by chapter forty-three,

laws of New York, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, and chapter nine, laws

of New Jersey, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, consented to and approved

by the congress of the United States by public resolution No. 66, sixty-seventh congress

(house joint resolution No. 337), as will provide adequate interstate and suburban

transportation facilities for passengers traveling to and from one state to the other

within the said district, and from one part of the said district to another, sometimes

referred to as commuter or suburban passenger traffic, to the end that travel between

the various parts of the port district may be made more convenient, practicable and

economical for those residing in one region in the port district and doing business

in another region thereof. To that end, the Port of New York Authority shall avail itself of and consider the

plans, studies, reports and data prepared by the New York state suburban passenger

transit commission, the Westchester county transit commission, transit commission

state of New York, North Jersey transit commission, regional plan of New York and

its environs, and any other agencies having dealt with the matter, and shall employ

such engineering and other skill in addition to its present staff as may be required

for the purpose, and shall, after such study, make a report to the legislatures of

the two states, in which shall be submitted such amendments to the existing comprehensive

plan for the development of the transportation facilities of the district or such

additional or supplementary legislation as may be necessary to effectuate a comprehensive

interstate and suburban passenger transportation system for the Port of New York District. The Port of New York Authority shall also submit, as a part of its report, a legal

plan for the financing of the said improvements through the Port of New York authority

as the corporate municipal instrumentality of the two states or otherwise; provided,

however, that nothing herein contained shall be in any way construed to affect the

power now granted by law to the North Jersey transit commission.