which this compact pertains. This commission shall be invested with the powers and duties set forth herein.

"The term of each commissioner of the Pacific marine fisheries commission shall be four years. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor shall be appointed and qualified but such successor's term shall expire four years from legal date of expiration of the term of his predecessor. Vacancies occurring in the office of such commissioner from any reason or cause shall be filled for the unexpired term, or a commissioner may be removed from office, as provided by the statutes of the state concerned. Each commissioner may delegate in writing from time to time, to a deputy, the power to be present and participate, including voting as his representative or substitute, at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the commission.

"Voting powers under this compact shall be limited to one vote for each state regardless of the number of representatives.

"ARTICLE IV

"The duty of the said commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about the conservation and the prevention of the depletion and physical waste of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, in all of those areas of the Pacific ocean over which the states of California, Oregon and Washington jointly or separately now have or may hereafter acquire jurisdiction. The commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several states within their respective jurisdictions and said conservation zones to promote the preservation of those fisheries and their protection against overfishing, waste, depletion or any abuse whatsoever and to assure a continuing yield from the fisheries resources of the signatory parties hereto.

"To that end the commission shall draft and, after consultation with the advisory committee hereinafter authorized, recommend to the governors and legislative branches of the various signatory states hereto legislation dealing with the conservation of the marine shell and anadromous fisheries in all of those areas of the Pacific ocean over which the states of California, Oregon and Washington jointly or separately now have or may hereafter acquire jurisdiction. The commission shall, more than one month prior to any regular meeting of the legislative branch in any state signatory hereto, present to the governor of such state its recommendations relating to enactments by the legislative branch of that state in furthering the intents and purposes of this compact.

"The commission shall consult with and advise the pertinent administrative agencies in the signatory states with regard to problems connected with the fisheries and recommend the adoption of such regulations as it deems advisable and which lie within the jurisdiction of such agencies.

"The commission shall have power to recommend to the states signatory hereto the stocking of the waters of such states with marine, shell or anadromous fish or fish eggs or joint stocking by

some or all of such states and when two or more of the said states shall jointly stock waters the commission shall act as the coordinating agency for such stocking.

"ARTICLE V

"The commission shall elect from its number a chairman and a vice chairman and shall appoint and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry the provisions of this compact into effect and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation. Said commission shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. It may establish and maintain one or more offices for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time or place within the territorial limits of the signatory states but must meet at least once a year.

"ARTICLE VI

"No action shall be taken by the commission except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of compacting states represented at any meeting. No recommendation shall be made by the commission in regard to any species of fish except by the vote of a majority of the compacting states which have an interest in such species.

"ARTICLE VII

"The fisheries research agencies of the signatory states shall act in collaboration as the official research agency of the Pacific marine fisheries commission.

"An advisory committee to be representative of the commercial fishermen, commercial fishing industry and such other interests of each state as the commission deems advisable shall be established by the commission as soon as practicable for the purpose of advising the commission upon such recommendations as it may desire to make.

"ARTICLE VIII

"Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit the powers of any state or to repeal or prevent the enactment of any legislation or the enforcement of any requirement by any state imposing additional conditions and restrictions to conserve its fisheries.

"ARTICLE IX

"Continued absence of representation or of any representative on the commission from any state party hereto, shall be brought to the attention of the governor thereof.

"ARTICLE X

"The states agree to make available annual funds for the support of the commission in proportion to the primary market value of the products of their fisheries as recorded in the latest published reports (five year average), provided no state shall contribute less than two

thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum and the annual contribution of each state above the minimum shall be figured to the nearest one hundred dollars.

"The compacting states agree to make available initially the annual amounts scheduled below, which amounts are calculated in the manner set forth herein, on the basis of the latest five year catch records. Subsequent budgets shall be recommended by a majority of the commission and the total amount thereof allocated equitably among the states in accordance with the above formula.

"This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending six months' notice in writing of intention to withdraw from the compact to the other parties hereto."

SEC. 2. The Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission constituted by the compact shall make an annual report to Congress not later than sixty days after the beginning of each regular session thereof.

SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 is hereby expressly reserved.

Act of October 9, 1962 (76 Stat. 763)

AN ACT

To consent to the amendment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact and to the participation of certain additional States in such compact in accordance with the terms of such amendment.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to (1) the amendment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact, initially approved by the Act of July 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 419), between the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, by the addition of a new article XII to such compact as set forth in section 2 of this Act, and (2) to the participation in such compact, in accordance with the terms of such article, of the States of Alaska and Hawaii and any other State having rivers or streams tributary to the Pacific Ocean.

SEC. 2. Article XII of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact, as agreed to by the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, reads as follows:

"ARTICLE XII

"The States of Alaska or Hawaii, or any state having rivers or streams tributary to the Pacific Ocean may become a contracting state by enactment of the Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact. Upon admission of any new state to the compact, the purposes of the com

pact and the duties of the commission shall extend to the development of joint programs for the conservation, protection and prevention of physical waste of fisheries in which the contracting states are mutually concerned and to all waters of the newly admitted state necessary to develop such programs.

"This article shall become effective upon its enactment by the States of California, Oregon, and Washington and upon ratification by Congress by virtue of the authority vested in it under Article 1, section 10, of the Constitution of the United States."

SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved.

5. DELAWARE-NEW JERSEY COMPACT RE DELAWARE RIVER

Act of September 20, 1962 (76 Stat. 560)

JOINT RESOLUTION

Granting consent of Congress to the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey to enter into a compact to establish the Delaware River and Bay Authority for the development of the area in both States bordering the Delaware River and Bay.

Whereas, the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey, pursuant to legislative authority adopted by each State, being 53 Laws of Delaware, chapter 145, and P.L. 1961, chapter 66 of the Laws of New Jersey, have provided, subject to the consent of Congress, for a compact, known as the Delaware-New Jersey Compact, establishing "The Delaware River and Bay Authority" for the development of the area in both States bordering the said Delaware River and Bay; and

Whereas, said compact reads as follows:

"DELAWARE-NEW JERSEY COMPACT

Now, therefore, be it

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"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Delaware and New Jersey to enter into the Compact set forth in this resolution, except that nothing contained in such compact shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the area which forms the subject of such compact.

"SEO. 2. In addition to any other requirement of law, any project constructed by the Delaware River and Bay Authority in or over the navigable waters of the United States shall be subject to the procedural requirements of section 2(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended (48 Stat. 401; 16 U.S.C. 662(a)).”