The Governor is hereby authorized to apply on behalf of the State of New Jersey to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to any modifications to the compact and to the use of tolls collected on any crossing for the financing of any transportation or terminal facility or commerce facility or development constructed or operated by the authority, but in the absence of such consent and approval, the Delaware River and Bay Authority shall have all the powers the State of Delaware and the State of New Jersey may confer upon it without the consent and approval of Congress.
N.J.S. § 32:11E-1.3