Public Law 111-101
1ST SESSION
An Act
To name the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley “Wes” Watkins.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Redesignation of South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Lane, Oklahoma.[edit]
- (a) Redesignation.—
- The South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, shall be known and redesignated as the ``Wes Watkins Agricultural Research Laboratory´´.
- (b) References.—
- Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Wes Watkins Agricultural Research Laboratory´´.
Sec. 2. Designation of Wes Watkins Post Office, Bennington, Oklahoma.[edit]
- (a) Designation.—
- The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, shall be known and designated as the ``Wes Watkins Post Office´´.
- (b) References.—
- Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Wes Watkins Post Office´´.
Approved November 30, 2009.
Legislative History[edit]
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
- Sept. 16, considered and passed House.
- Nov. 9, considered and passed Senate.
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
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