Section 25. Interstate bridge commission

The commissioner of transportation
  or  his  duly  authorized representative shall constitute the interstate
  bridge commission.  Such commission shall, together with a similar board
  or commission from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, constitute a  joint
  commission to acquire the rights, franchises and property of the several
  bridge  corporations, municipal corporations, companies, partnerships or
  individuals owning or operating toll bridges and including the bridge at
  Pond Eddy in the town of Lumberland, Sullivan county, owned by said town
  across the Delaware  river  between  the  state  of  New  York  and  the
  commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania,  except  such  as  are owned by steam or
  electric railroads or railways and  used  exclusively  for  railroad  or
  railway  purposes. Such acquisition shall be either by purchase or to be
  had and effected by this state  and  the  commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania
  under  and  by virtue of their respective rights of eminent domain, this
  state to pay one-half of the cost of the said bridges  and  one-half  of
  the  cost  of acquiring them, and the other half of the cost of the said
  bridges and one-half of the cost of acquiring them to  be  paid  by  the
  commonwealth  of Pennsylvania, or in lieu thereof, in proportion between
  the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the  counties  and  municipalities
  thereof as the latter state may by appropriate legislation determine.