[104th Congress Public Law 125]
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Public Law 104-125
104th Congress

                            Joint Resolution


 
   To grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers 
conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri 
         and Illinois. <<NOTE: Apr. 1, 1996 -  [H.J. Res. 78]>> 

Whereas the Congress in consenting to the compact between Missouri and 
    Illinois creating the Bi-State Development Agency and 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 
Congress is hereby given to the additional powers conferred on the Bi-
State Development Agency of the Compact Between Missouri and Illinois 
approved under the Joint Resolution of August 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 568) by 
section 70.378 of the Act of May 26, 1993 (1993 Mo. Laws 382) and 
section 5 of Public Act 88-611, Laws of Illinois 1994.
    (b) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> The powers consented to in subsection 
(a) and conferred by the laws referred to in such subsection shall take 
effect on January 1, 1995.

    Sec. 2. <<NOTE: Applicability.>> The provisions of the Joint 
Resolution 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 Joint Resolution.

    Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution 
is expressly reserved.
    Sec. 4. The right is hereby reserved to the Congress to require the 
disclosure and furnishings of such information or data by the Bi-State 
Development Agency as is deemed appropriate by the Congress.

    Approved April 1, 1996.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 78 (S.J. Res. 27):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-377 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 141 (1995):
                                    July 21, S.J. Res. 27 considered and 
                                        passed Senate.
                                                        Vol. 142 (1996):
                                    Mar. 12, H.J. Res. 78 considered and 
                                        passed House.
                                    Mar. 15, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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