When any county or municipal board having control of any street, avenue or road within the county has, prior to April twentieth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, transferred to the park commission the care, custody and control of any such street, avenue or road, and the park commission shall by resolution determine that it is for the public interest that the care, custody and control of such street, avenue or road, or any portion thereof, should be transferred to the county or municipality, the park commission may transfer to such county or municipality the care, custody and control of such street, avenue or road, or any portion thereof, if the county or municipality, by ordinance or resolution, shall consent to the transfer and shall assume such care, custody and control by filing in the office of the county clerk a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution of the commission and of the governing body of the county or municipality.
N.J.S. § 40:37-137