Section 21-1705. Consent of the congress

The  Governor is hereby authorized to apply, on behalf of the state of
  New York, to the congress of the  United  States  for  its  consent  and
  approval  to  the aforesaid compact; but, in the absence of such consent
  and approval, the Delaware river basin water commission shall  have  all
  of  the  powers which the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the states of
  New Jersey and New York (and the  State  of  Delaware  if  and  when  it
  becomes  a  signatory  state) may confer upon it without the consent and
  approval of the congress.