Chapter 154 of the laws of 1921\n Port of New York authority\n Section 1. William R. Willcox, Eugenius H. Outerbridge and Murray\nHulbert, or any two of them, commissioners heretofore appointed under\nchapter four hundred and twenty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and\nseventeen of the state of New York, together with the attorney-general\nof the state of New York, are hereby authorized as commissioners upon\nthe part of the state of New York to enter into, with the state of New\nJersey, by and through the commissioners appointed or who may be\nappointed under or by virtue of a law of the legislature of the state of\nNew Jersey, an agreement or compact in the form following, that is to\nsay:\n Whereas, In the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four the states of\nNew York and New Jersey did enter into an agreement fixing and\ndetermining the rights and obligations of the two states in and about\nthe waters between the two states, especially in and about the bay of\nNew York and the Hudson river; and\n Whereas, Since that time the commerce of the port of New York has\ngreatly developed and increased and the territory in and around the port\nhas become commercially one center or district; and\n Whereas, It is confidently believed that a better co-ordination of the\nterminal, transportation and other facilities of commerce in, about and\nthrough the port of New York, will result in great economies, benefiting\nthe nation, as well as the states of New York and New Jersey; and\n Whereas, The future development of such terminal, transportation and\nother facilities of commerce will require the expenditure of large sums\nof money and the cordial co-operation of the states of New York and New\nJersey in the encouragement of the investment of capital, and in the\nformulation and execution of the necessary physical plans; and\n Whereas, Such result can best be accomplished through the co-operation\nof the two states by and through a joint or common agency.\n Now, therefore, The said states of New Jersey and New York do\nsupplement and amend the existing agreement of eighteen hundred and\nthirty-four in the following respects:\n ARTICLE I.\n They agree to and pledge, each to the other, faithful co-operation in\nthe future planning and development of the port of New York, holding in\nhigh trust for the benefit of the nation the special blessings and\nnatural advantages thereof.\n ARTICLE II.\n To that end the two states do agree that there shall be created and\nthey do hereby create a district to be known as the "Port of New York\nDistrict" (for brevity hereinafter referred to as "The District") which\nshall embrace the territory bounded and described as follows:\n The district is included within the boundary lines located by\nconnecting points of known latitude and longitude. The approximate\ncourses and distances of the lines enclosing the district are recited in\nthe description, but the district is determined by drawing lines through\nthe points of known latitude and longitude. Beginning at a point A of\nlatitude forty-one degrees and four minutes north and longitude\nseventy-three degrees and fifty-six minutes west, said point being about\nsixty-five-hundredths of a mile west of the westerly bank of the Hudson\nriver and about two and one-tenth miles northwest of the pier at\nPiermont, in the county of Rockland, state of New York; thence due south\none and fifteen-hundredths miles more or less to a point B of latitude\nforty-one degrees and three minutes north and longitude seventy-three\ndegrees and fifty-six minutes west; said point being about one and\nthree-tenths miles northwest of the pier at Piermont, in the county of\nRockland, state of New York; thence south fifty-six degrees and\nthirty-four minutes west six and twenty-six-hundredths miles more or\nless to a point C of latitude forty-one degrees and no minutes north and\nlongitude
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