An Act granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Breaks Interstate Park compact between the Commonwealths of Virginia and Kentucky
PL 88-602 (H.R.11162), enacted 09/18/1964

78 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-602-SEPT. 18, 1964 
957 
Public Law 88-601 
A N A C T 
September 18, 1964 
To authorize the addition of lands to Morristown National Historical Park . ^^' ^' ^^^^^ 
in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in order to 
preserve for the benefit and inspiration of the public certain lands his-
torically associated with the winter encampment of General George 
Washington's Continental Army at Jockey Hollow in 1779 and 1780, 
and to facilitate the administration and interpretation of the Morris-
town National Historical Park, the Secretary of the Interior is author-
ized to procure by purchase, donation, purchase with appropriated 
funds, or otherwise, not to exceed two hundred and eighty-one acres 
of land and interests therein which two hundred and eighty-one acres 
shall include Stark's Brigade campsite and other lands necessary for 
the proper administration and interpretation of the Morristown 
National Historical Park. 
SEC. 2. Lands acquired pursuant to this Act, unless exchanged pur-
suant to section 1 hereof, shall constitute a part of the Morristown 
National Historical Park, and be administered in accordance with the 
laws and regulations applicable to such park. 
SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not 
more than $281,000 for acquisition of lands and interests in land, 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved September 18, 1964. 
Morristown Na-
tional Historical 
Park, N.J. 
Additional 
lands. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 88-602 
A N A C T 
September 18, 1964 
Granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to The Breaks Interstate 
[H. R. III62] 
Park compact between the Commonwealths of Virginia and Kentucky. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That the consent of 
Congress is hereby given to an amendment to The Breaks Interstate 
Park compact between the Ck)mmonwealths of Virginia and Ken-
tucky, originally consented to by the Act of July 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 
571; Public Law 543, Eighty-third Congress), as that amendment was 
approved (1) by the Commonwealth of Virginia by chapter 292, Acts 
of Assembly, 1964, approved March 31,1964, and (2) by the Common-
wealth of Kentuckjr by an act of the general assembly approved March 
19, 1964 (house bill numbered 413, regular session, 1964, General 
Assembly, Commonwealth of Kentucky), bjr which amendment the 
last sentence of article I I I of said compact is made to read: "Each 
Commonwealth agrees that it will authorize the Commission to exercise 
the right of eminent domain to acquire property located within each 
Commonwealth required by the Commission to effectuate the purposes 
of this compact." 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of this 
Act is hereby expressly reserved. 
Approved September 18, 1964. 
Breaks Inter-
state Park com-
pact, Virginia-
Kentucky, amend-
ment.