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Show DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMPACT 123 lation by the federal government, the states of Delaware, New Jersey and New York, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The com- pact shall be signed and sealed in six duplicate original copies by the respective chief executives of the signatory parties. One such copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State of each of the signatory parties or in accordance with the laws of the state in which the filing is made, and one copy shall be filed and retained in the archives of the commission upon its organization. The signatures shall be affixed and attested under the following form: In Witness Whereof, and in evidence of the adoption and enact- ment into law of this compact by the Congress and legislatures, respectively, of the signatory parties, the President of the United States and the respective Governors do hereby, in accordance with authority conferred by law, sign this compact in six duplicate origi- nal copies, as attested by the respective secretaries of state, and have caused the seals of the United States and of the respective states to be hereunto affixed this day of , 19 . NOTES State ratifications.-Delaware, Act of May 26, 1961 (Laws 1961, p. 185; Del. Code Ann., sec. 1001). New Jersey, Act of May 1,1961 (Laws 1961, vol. 1, p. 41; N. J. Rev. Stat. (Cum. Supp. 1959-61), sees. 32:11D-Iff). New York, Act of March 17, 1961 (Laws 1961, p. 794; McKinney's Cons. Laws N.Y. Ann., Book 10, sec. 801). Pennsylvania, Act of July 7,1961 (Laws 1961, p. 518; Purdon's Pa. Stat. Ann. 1949, Tit. 32, sec. 815.101). Congressional consent to compact.-The Act of September 27,1961 (75 Stat. 688), from which (except as noted on p. 96) the text of the Delaware River Basin. Compact above set out is taken, provided that "the United States hereby consents to, and joins * * * in, the * * * com- pact." This, however, was accompanied by a number of reservations which are set out in Part II of the Act as follows: "15.1 In the exercise of the powers reserved to the Congress, pursuant to Section 1.4 of the Compact, the consent to and participation in the Compact by the United States is subject to the following conditions and reservations: "(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Delaware River Basin Compact the Delaware River Basin Commission shall not undertake any project (as defined in such compact), other than a project for which State supplied funds only will be used, beyond the planning stage until- "(1) such Commission has submitted to the Congress such com- plete plans and estimates for such project as may be necessary to make an engineering evaluation of such project, including- "(A) where the project will serve more than one purpose, an allocation of costs among the purposes served and an esti- mate of the ratio of benefits to costs for each such purpose. "(B) an apportionment of costs among the beneficiaries of project, including the portion of the costs to be borne by the Federal Government and by State and local governments, and |
