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PUBLIC LAW 5 7 3 - J U L Y 17, 1952
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STAT.
"Municipality" shall include a county, city, borough, village, township, town, public agency, public authority or political subdivision. Words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa. Wherever legislation or action by the Legislature of either signatory State is herein referred to it shall mean an act of the Legislature duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of such State. I N WITNESS WHEREOF, this 23rd I N WITNESS WHEREOF, this 30th day of August, 1951, ALFRED E.
has affixed his signature hereto as Governor of the State of New Jersey and caused the great seal of the State to be attached thereto. DRISCOLL
ALFRED E, DRISCOLL
Governor, State of New Jersey (Great Seal) Attest: LLOYD B. MARSH
Lloyd B. Marsh Secretary of State
60 Stat. 847. 33 USC 525. 30 Stat. 1151.
Tolls. 60 Stat. 848. 33 USC 529.
day of August, 1951, JOHN S. F I N E has affixed his signature
hereto as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and caused the great seal of the Commonwealth to be attached thereto. JOHN S. FINE
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Great Seal) Attest: GENE D. SMITH
Gene D. Smith Secretary of the Commonwealth SEC. 2. Subject to the provisions of the compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey creating the Delaware River Joint Commission, as amended and supplemented, the Delaware River Port Authority (herein called the "commission"), formerly the Delaware River Joint Commission, is hereby authorized to construct, acquire, finance, operate, maintain and own bridges and tunnels across or under the Delaware River, including any bridge heretofore constructed under the authority or with the consent of the Congress, with such approaches thereto and highway connections as may be necessary or desirable, in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 502(b) of the General Bridge Act of 1946 and section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. sec. 403), and is further authorized to effectuate, establish, maintain, rehabilitate, construct and operate railroad or other facilities for the transportation of passengers across any such bridge or tunnel owned or controlled by the commission and a rapid transit system for passengers, express, mail, and baggage between points within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and points within the State of New Jersey, and intermediate points. SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any limitation on the collection of tolls as prescribed by section 506 of the General Bridge Act of 1946, as amended, or as prescribed by any Act heretofore enacted by the Congress authorizing or consenting to the construction or acquisition of any bridge' constructed or acquired by the commission, the commission is hereby authorized to fix, charge and collect tolls or other charges for the use of any bridge or tunnel heretofore or hereafter established, controlled, constructed, or acquired by the commission, and to combine any two or more of such bridges or tunnels, or combine any one or more of such bridges or tunnels, with any railroad, rapidtransit system, or other properties or facilities for transportation, terminal or port improvement purposes (each such bridge, tunnel, railroad, system, or other property or facility being hereinafter
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