123STA T . 1 9 9 8PUBLIC LA W 111 –6 2 — AU G .19 , 2 0 09 PublicLaw1 11 –62 111 thCongres s J oint R esolution Granti n g t heco n s ent an d a p pro v a l o fC ongress to a m endments made by the S tate of M aryland , the Common w ealth of V irginia, and the D istrict of Col u mbia to the W ashington Metropolitan A rea T ransit R egulation Compact .Wher e asCong ress i n t it l e VI o f the P assenger R ail In v est m ent an d Im p rovement Ac tof 20 0 8( section 6 0 1, P ub lic L a w 110 –43 2 ) authori z ed the S ecretar y of T ransportation to ma k e grants to the Washington M etropolitan Area Transit Authority sub j ect to certain conditions, including that no amounts may be provided until specified amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact have taken effect
Whereas legislation enacted by the State of Maryland (Chapter 111, 200 9 Laws of the Maryland G eneral Assembly), the Common - wealth of Virginia (Chapter 7 71, 2009 Acts of Assembly of Vir- ginia), and the D istrict of Columbia (D . C. Act 18–009 5 ) contain the amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact specified by the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (section 601, Public Law 110– 432); and Whereas the consent of Congress is re q uired in order to implement such amendments
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ow, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e S e na te and H o u seo f Re pr esentat i ves of the U nited States of Am eri c ain C on g ress assembled ,SECTION1. CONSENT O F CON GR ESS TO CO MPA CT AMEN D MENTS. (a) C ONSE N T . — Consent of Congress is given to the amendments of the State of Maryland, the amendments of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the amendments of the District of Columbia to sections 5, 9 and 18 of title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. (b) A M EN D MENTS.—The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are substantially as follows: (1) Section 5 is amended to read as follows: ‘ ‘(a) The Authority shall be governed by a B oard of eight Direc- tors consisting of two Directors for each Signatory and two for the federal government (one of whom shall be a regular passenger and customer of the bus or rail service of the Authority). F or Virginia, the Directors shall be appointed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; for the District of Columbia, by the Council of the District of Columbia; for Maryland, by the Wash- ington Suburban Transit Commission; and for the Federal Govern- ment, by the Administrator of General Services. For Virginia and Maryland, the Directors shall be appointed from among the mem- bers of the appointing body, e x cept as otherwise provided herein, Aug.19,20 09 [S . J . Res .19 ]
