New Jersey Statutes Title 32. Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions 32 § 5A-1

The Delaware River Joint Commission created under the authority of the act, approved the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one (chapter No. 391, laws of New Jersey 1931), entitled “An act providing for joint action by Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the development of the ports on the lower Delaware river, and the improvement of the facilities for transportation across the said river; authorizing the New Jersey Interstate Bridge Commission on behalf of the State of New Jersey, for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania creating the Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the powers and duties thereof, including the power to finance projects by the issuance of revenue bonds; transferring to the new commission all the powers of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission; and making an appropriation,”  1 and a similar act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  2 is hereby directed to exercise its function in effectuating the purpose of article one, paragraph (g) of the compact authorized by the aforesaid act, which reads as follows: “(g) The promotion of increased commerce on the Delaware river, both freight and passenger, and for this purpose the publication of such literature and adoption of such means as may be deemed appropriate.”