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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-106—SEPT. 30, 1985

99 STAT. 477

Public Law 99-106 99th Congress Joint Resolution To grant the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois.

Sept. 30, 1985 [S. J. Res. 127]

Whereas, the Congress in consenting to the compact between Mis- Compacts souri and Illinois creating the Bi-State Development Agency and between States. the Bi-State Metropolitan District provided that no power shall be exercised by the Bi-State Agency under the provisions of article III of such compact until such power has been conferred upon the Bi-State Agency by the legislatures of the States to the compact and approved by an Act of Congress; and Whereas, such States have now enacted certain legislation in order to confer certain additional powers on such Bi-State Development Agency: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the consent of the Congress is hereby given to the additional powers conferred on the Bi-State Development Agency by— (1) Senate Bill 416, Laws of Missouri 1977; Public Act 80-377 (Senate Bill 179), Laws of Illinois 1977; (2) Senate Bill 589, Laws of Missouri 1980; Public Act 81-589 (Senate Bill 23), Laws of Illinois 1979; Public Act 81-1419 (Senate Bill 1597), Laws of Illinois 1980; and (3) Senate Bill 395, Laws of Missouri 1981; Public Act 82-950 (House Bill 2304), Laws of Illinois 1982. (b) The powers conferred by the Acts consented to in subsection (a) shall be effective as of January 1, 1983. SEC. 2. The provisions of the Act of August 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 568) shall apply to the additional powers approved under this joint resolution to the same extent as if such additional powers were conferred under the provisions of the compact consented to in such Act.