PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 494

WHEREAS, IN RECOGNITION OF A NEED FOR A LIMITED FEDERAL ROLE IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF THIS BRIDGE AND THE GROWING LOCAL INTEREST, THE U.S.
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION HAS RECOMMENDED A TRANSFER OF
AUTHORITY AND OWNERSHIP FROM THE FEDERAL TO THE LOCAL/STATE LEVEL,
CONSISTENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF OTHER BRIDGES ELSEWHERE IN THE
NATION; AND

WHEREAS, A COMMISSION COMPRISED OF CONGRESSIONAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVES HAS RECOMMENDED
TRANSFER OF THE WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY
TO BE CREATED BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; AND

WHEREAS, A COORDINATED APPROACH WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL AND
LEGAL JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND AND; THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA BY AND THROUGH A COMMON AGENCY SIMILAR TO OTHER
WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA AUTHORITIES, AN INSTRUMENTALITY AND COMMON
AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS
A PROPER AND NECESSARY STEP LOOKING TOWARDS THE ALLEVIATION OF
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INADEQUACY OF THE EXISTING WOODROW
WILSON BRIDGE; NOW, THEREFORE, THE STATES OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AN©
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SIGNATORIES,
COVENANT AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE AND TUNNEL COMPACT

CHAPTER I

GENERAL COMPACT PROVISIONS

ARTICLE I

THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION WOODROW
WILSON BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE
"AUTHORITY;" WHICH SHALL EMBRACE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE CITIES OF
ALEXANDRIA, FAIRFAX, AND FALLS CHURCH, THE COUNTIES OF ARLINGTON AND
FAIRFAX, AND THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA LOCATED WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES, AND THE COUNTIES OF
MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND THE
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOCATED WITHIN THOSE
COUNTIES.

ARTICLE II

THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE AN INSTRUMENTALITY AND COMMON AGENCY OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; AND THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, AND SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES SET FORTH IN THIS
COMPACT AND SUCH ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES AS MAY BE CONFERRED
UPON IT BY SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF THE SIGNATORIES.

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