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53. Act of June 9, 1932 (47 Stat. 292, c. 224). Ohio River Bridge Compact. Indiana and Kentucky. Authorization, through their Highway Commissions, to enter into "cooperative agreements" relating to the construction, maintenance and operation of bridge over Ohio River near Owensboro.

54. Act of June 9, 1932 (47 Stat, 294, c. 225). Ohio River Bridge Compact. Illinois and Kentucky. Authorization through their Highway Commissions, to enter into cooperative agreements relating to construction, etc., of bridge over Ohio River near Cairo. 55. Act of June 14, 1932 (47 Stat. 308-317). Delaware River Toll Bridge Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to compact signed July 1, 1931 relating to operation and maintenance of bridge over Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden; and establishing the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. [See Acts of July 17, 1952, below.]

56. Joint Resolution of May 29, 1933 (48 Stat. 105). Missouri River Bridge Compact. Kansas and Missouri. Consent to compact approved by Missouri, Laws 1933, p. 474 and Kansas, Laws 1933, 379 relating to bridge over Missouri River near Kansas City.

57. Act of June 6, 1934 (48 Stat. 909, c. 406). Law Enforcement Compacts. General. Consent "to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime", etc. [Repealed by Item 108, below.]

58. Act of June 5, 1935 (49 Stat. 325, c. 177). Rio Grande River Compact. Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Extension of Rio Grande Compact to June 1, 1937. [Reenacted by Act of May 24, 1949, below.]

59. Joint Resolution of August 23, 1935 (49 Stat. 736–743). Lake Champlain Bridge Compact. New York and Vermont. Consent to an amendatory agreement executed by the two states on March 30, 1935, relative to the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission.

60. Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 932-938). Tri-State Sanitation Compact. Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Consent to compact between New York and New Jersey [to which Connecticut may be admitted] establishing the Interstate Sanitation Commission for abatement of pollution of waters of the signatory states. [Amended August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 966).] 61. Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 939-941). Interstate Oil and Gas Compact. Oil-producing states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; Georgia. Idaho and Oregon are Associate Members. Consent to compact executed February 16, 1935, by representatives of Oklahoma, Texas, California, and New Mexico [to which any oil-producing State might become a party] for conservation of oil and gas by prevention of physical waste. Compact to have expired September 1, 1937,

Expiration date extended by Acts of August 10, 1937 (50 Stat. 617619), July 20, 1939 (53 Stat. 1071-1074), August 1, 1941 (55 Stat. 666–669), July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 383-387), Joint Resolution of July 12, 1947 (61 Stat. 316-319), and by Joint Resolution of August 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 199–205), to September 1, 1955 and currently by Joint Resolution of July 28, 1955 (69 Stat. 385), to September 1, 1959.

62. Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1058-1064, section 9). Delaware River Toll Bridge Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to an agreement executed December 18/19, 1934, creating a Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission for maintenance, etc., of bridges north of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge between, Morrisville and Trenton. [Supplemental compact consented to by Congress March 31, 1952, sec Act of March 31, 1952, below.]

63. Act of April 25, 1936 (49 Stat. 1239–1242). Tobacco-Producing States Compact. Consent to negotiation of compacts for regulating production of or commerce in any one or more kinds of tobacco, Compacts in conformity with the Virginia Tobacco Control Act of 1936 shall become effective without further ratification by Congress; but Congress may at

any time withdraw its consent to any agreement entered into under the Act. 64. Joint Resolution of June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1472-1474). Lake Champlain Bridge Compact. New York and Vermont. Consent to amendatory agreement executed April 1, 1936, relative to Lake Champlain Bridge Commission. 65. Joint Resolution of June 8, 1936 (49 Stat. 1490, c. 542). Interstate Stream Pollution Compact. Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia. Consent to negotiation by any two or more of said states of agreements for conserving, improving or preventing pollution of streams having an interstate drainage. 66. Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1571, section 4). Flood Control Compacts. Consent to compacts between any two or more states for flood control upon interstate streams-any compact to be subject to further ratification by Congress unless all work thereunder is to be performed by the War Department. 67. Act of June 23, 1936 (49 Stat. 1895, section 3). Park and Recreational Areas Compacts. Consent to negotiation between any two or more states of compacts for development and maintenance of park or recreational areas. 68. Act of July 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 538-542). Interstate Bridge Compact. Maine and New Hampshire. Consent of Congress to compact for bridge between the States, and creating an Interstate Bridge Authority.

69. Act of August 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 551, c. 552). Yellowstone River Compact. Montana and Wyoming. Consent of Congress to negotiate, before June 1, 1939, compact for apportionment of water supply of Yellowstone River. [Act of June 15, 1940 (54 Stat. 399, c. 372) authorized negotiation with North Dakota also and extended time until June 1, 1943.]

70. Act of August 10, 1937 (50 Stat. 617-619). [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.]

71. Act of August 12, 1937 (50 Stat. 633-637). Minimum Wage Compact. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Consent to minimum-wage compact of Concord, New Hampshire, 1934.

72. Act of August 19, 1937 (50 Stat. 719-723). Palisades Interstate Park Compact. New Jersey and New York. Ratification of compact establishing the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, with jurisdiction over the Park and the Parkway, to provide recreational facilities, preserve the natural beauty of the Park, etc.

73. Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 365-369). Pymatuning Lake Compact. Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ratification of compact relating to Pymatuning Lake.

74. Act of April 2, 1938 (52 Stat. 150-153). Red River of the North Compact. Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. Consent to compact relating to the utilization of, control of floods of, and prevention of pollution of the waters of the Red River of the North.

75. Act of April 5, 1938 (52 Stat. 200, c. 74). Great Lakes Basin Compact. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Consent of Congress to compact concerning fishing on the Great Lakes, etc.

76. Act of May 16, 1938 (52 Stat. 379, c. 228). Snake River Compact. Idaho and Wyoming. Consent of Congress for negotiation, before January 1, 1940, of compact for apportionment of water supply of Snake River. 77. Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1163, c. 683). Delaware River Tunnel Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to compacts for construction, maintenance and operation of vehicular tunnel under the Delaware River.

78. Act of May 31 1939 (53 Stat. 785-792). Rio Grande Compact. Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Consent and approval of the Rio Grande Compact. 79. Act of July 20, 1939 (53 Stat. 1071-1074). Interstate Oil and Gas Compact. [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.]

80. Act of August 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 1346, c. 645).

Boundary Compact. Iowa

and Missouri. Consent of Congress to boundary agreement. 81. Act of June 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 261, c. 295). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland,

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia. Consent of Congress to any two or more of the States named to negotiate compacts for regulation of fishing, etc., in the territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean; subsequent approval by the legislatures of the signatory States and by Congress required. [See Act of May 4, 1942, below.]

82. Act of June 13, 1940 (54 Stat. 382, c. 345). Little Missouri River Compact. Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Consent of Congress for negotiation, before January 1, 1943, of compact relating to apportionment of water supply of the Little Missouri River, etc.

83. Act of June 15, 1940 (54 Stat. 399, c. 372). Yellowstone River Compact. [See Act of August 2, 1937, above.] 84. Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748-751). Potomac River Basin Compact. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia and the Government of the United States. Consent to compact creating conservancy district in drainage area of the Potomac River, to conserve land and water resources, control pollution, and establish the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.

85. Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 752-756). Ohio River Basin Compact. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Consent to compact relating to pollution of streams of the Ohio River drainage basin, and establishing the Interstate Commission on the Ohio River Basin.

86. Act of August 21, 1941 (55 Stat. 666-669). Interstate Oil and Gas Compact. [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.]

87. Act of May 4, 1942 (56 Stat. 267-270). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, authorized by Act of June 8, 1940, above. Ratified by the following states:

North Atlantic Section: Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island;

Middle Atlantic Section: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania;

Chesapeake Bay Section: Maryland and Virginia;

South Atlantic Section: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. To promote better utilization of the fisheries-marine, shell and anadromous of the Atlantic Seaboard through cooperative action, to prevent waste of fisheries from any cause, and to establish the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Compact to be operative for not more than fifteen years from May 4, 1942, for the better utilization of the fisheries. [See under Act of August 19, 1950, below, for amendment to the compact.]

88. Act of July 17, 1942 (56 Stat. 661, c. 506). Saint Croix River Compact. Minnesota and Wisconsin. Authorization of agreements for acquisition or construction of bridge across the Saint Croix River.

89. Act of August 4, 1942 (56 Stat. 736, c. 545). Republican River Compact. Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Consent to compact for apportionment of waters of the Republican River.

90. Act of May 26, 1943 (57 Stat. 86-92). Republican River Compact. Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Consent to compact for apportionment of

waters of the Republican River.

91. Act of July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 386-387). Interstate Oil and Gas Compact. [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.]

92. Act of February 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 94-100). Belle Fourche River Basin Compact. South Dakota and Wyoming. Consent to compact for apportionment of waters of Belle Fourche River Basin.

93. Act of March 16, 1944 (58 Stat. 117, c. 98). Yellowstone River Compact. [See Act of August 2, 1937, above.]

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94. Act of April 19, 1945 (59 Stat. 53, c. 79). Arkansas River Compact. Consent to compact for apportionment of waters of

rado and Kansas.

Arkansas River.

95. Act of May 31, 1945 (59 Stat. 227-230). Lake Champlain Bridge Compact. [See Act of February 16, 1928, above.]

96. Act of July 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 502, c. 326). Pymatuning Lake Compact.

[See Act of August 28, 1937, above.]

97. Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 246-259). Costilla Creek Compact. Colorado and New Mexico. Consent to Costilla Creek Compact.

98. Act of July 24, 1946 (60

Stat. 658, c. 609). Bear River Compact. Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Consent to compact for apportionment of waters of the Bear River.

99. Joint Resolution of July 12, 1947 (61 Stat. 316-319).

Interstate Oil and

Gas Compact. [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.] 100. Act of July 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 419-422). Pacific States Marine Fisheries Compact. California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Consent to compact for better utilization of the fisheries of the Pacific coast, and establishing the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission.

101. Act of July 31, 1947 (61 Stat. 682-685). Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Consent to compact relating to control of pollution in waters of the New England states, and creating the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.

102. Act of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 752-756). Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to compact concerning the construction and operation of toll bridges by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

103. Act of June 3, 1948 (62 Stat. 294). Snake River Compact. Idaho and Wyoming. Consent to compact for division of waters of the Snake River and its tributaries.

104. Joint Resolution of June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1152-55). Boundary Compact. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Consent to interstate boundary compact.

105. Act of June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1156, sec. 2(c)). Water Pollution Compact. Consent to compacts between two or more states for prevention and abatement of water pollution. Approval of Congress required for any such compacts entered into.

The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission was established under the authority of this act by the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. [See also Act of July 9, 1956 (70 Stat. 493).]

106. Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31-43). Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Consents to compact, and establishing the Colorado River Commission. 107. Joint Resolution of May 19, 1949 (63 Stat. 70-73). Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact. Alabama, Florida. Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Consents to compact for the better utilization of the fisheries of the Gulf Coast and for the creation of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.

108. Act of May 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 107, Sec. 111). Law Enforcement Compact. Consent to any two or more states to enter into compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime. [Amended August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 1020, above).]

109. Act of May 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 145-152). Arkansas River Compact. Colorado and Kansas. Consent to the compact, and creating the Arkansas River Compact Administration. 110. Act of June 2, 1949 (63 Stat. 152). Yellowstone River Compact. Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Consent to enter into compact for division of the waters of the Yellowstone River. Approval of Congress required. [Compact consented to by Congress, see Act of October 30, 1951, No. 122 below.]

111. Act of June 9, 1949 (63 Stat. 159-165). Pecos River Compact. New Mexico and Texas. Consent to the Pecos River Compact.

112. Act of June 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 271-276). Forest Fire Prevention Compact. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Consent to the compact and creating the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission.

113. Act of October 26, 1949 (63 Stat. 930-932). The Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Compact. Tennessee and Missouri. Consent to a compact concerning the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge and creating the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission.

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114. Act of March 21, 1950 (64 Stat. 29-35). Snake River Compact. Idaho and Wyoming. Consent to compact relating to the waters of the Snake River.

115. Act of April 29, 1950 (64 Stat. 93). Canadian River Compact. New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Consent to compact relating to the waters of the Canadian River, and establishing the Canadian River Commission. 116. Joint Resolution of August 3, 1950 (64 Stat. 397). Boundary Compact. Kansas and Missouri. Give Congressional consent to boundary agreement between such states.

117. Act of August 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 467). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. Consent to an amendment to the Compact. [See also Act of May 4, 1942, above.] 118. Joint Resolution of August 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 568-571). Bi-State Development Compact. Illinois and Missouri. Consent to compact creating the Bi-State Metropolitan District, and the Bi-State Development Agency. 119. Joint Resolution of August 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 199-205). Interstate Oil and Gas Compact. [See Joint Resolution of August 27, 1935, above.] 120. Act of October 26, 1951 (65 Stat. 650-653). Delaware River Bridge Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to compact concerning a bridge across the Delaware River to provide a connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike System and the New Jersey Turnpike.

121. Act of October 30, 1951 (65 Stat. 663-671). Yellowstone River Compact. Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Consent to compact relating to waters of the Yellowstone River, as provided by the Act of June 2, 1949. and creating the Yellowstone River Compact Commission. [See Act of June 2, 1949, above.]

122. Act of November 1, 1951 (65 Stat. 736 ch. 663). Sabine River Compact. Louisiana and Texas. Consent to enter into compact relating to apportionment of waters of the Sabine River. Approval of Congress required. 123. Act of March 31, 1952 (66 Stat. 28-32). Delaware River Toll Bridge Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to supplemental compact concerning the Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission. [See Act of August 30, 1935, above.]

124. Act of May 17, 1952 (66 Stat. 74-78). Canadian River Compact. New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, Consent to compact relating to the waters of the Canadian River.

125. Act of July 1, 1952 (66 Stat. 315-318).

Mutual Military Aid Compact. Consent to compact relating [Amended June 4, 1956, 70

New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
to mutual military aid in an emergency.
Stat. 247.]

126. Act of July 16, 1952 (66 Stat. 737 ch. 919). Columbia River Compact. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Consent to negotiate compact providing for the equitable division of the waters of the Columbia River. [Amended; see Act of July 14, 1954, below.]

127. Act of July 17, 1952 (66 Stat. 738-747). Delaware River Port Authority Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to supplemental compact concerning Delaware River Port Authority. [See Act of June 14, 1932, above.] 128. Act of July 17, 1952 (66 Stat. 747-752). Delaware River Tunnel Compact. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Consent to supplemental compact authorizing Delaware River Joint Commission to construct, finance, operate, maintain and own a vehicular tunnel across the Delaware River. [See Act of June 14, 1932, above.]

129. Act of June 6, 1953 (67 Stat. 45-52). Connecticut River Flood Control Compact. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. Consent to compact for Connecticut River Flood Control.

130. Act of August 5, 1953 (67 Stat. 365 c. 324). Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Consent to negotiate compact for apportionment of waters common to the compacting States.

131. Act of August 8, 1953 (67 Stat. 490-493). Western Higher Education Compact. Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico. Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. Consent to any five or more of the named states to negotiate compact relating to higher education.

132. Act of August 12, 1953 (67 Stat. 541-557). New York Waterfront Compact. New Jersey and New York. Consent to Waterfront Commission Compact. and establishing the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

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