# § 460o. Establishment
September 27, 196175 Stat. 688
In order to further the purposes of the joint resolution approved (re Delaware River Basin compact; ), and to provide in a manner coordinated with the other purposes of the Tocks Island Reservoir project, for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the proposed Tocks Island Reservoir and lands adjacent thereto by the people of the United States and for preservation of the scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment of such lands and waters, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, as herein provided, to establish and administer the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, hereinafter referred to as the “area”, as part of the Tocks Island Reservoir project, hereinafter referred to as “the project”.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–158, § 1, Sept. 1, 1965, 79 Stat. 612.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The joint resolution approved , referred to in text, is , which was not classified to the Code.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail
> “The 37 mile River Valley Trail from the town of Delaware Gap to the edge of the town of Milford, Pennsylvania located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area shall hereafter be referred to in any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States as the Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail.”
, , , 2681–257, provided that:
### Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission
, , , as amended by , , ; , , ; , , , established Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission to advise Secretary of the Interior on management and operation of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and other matters affecting the recreation area and surrounding communities, and terminated Commission on the date that is 20 years after .