[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 78 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 78

   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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 1995

    Mr. Talent introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            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.

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 the 
Congress is hereby given to the additional powers conferred on the Bi-
State Development Agency by Senate Bill 114, Laws of Missouri 1993 and 
Public Act 88-611 (Senate Bill 1670), Laws of Illinois 1994.
    (b) The powers conferred by the Acts consented to in subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
    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.
    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.
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