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[H.J. Res. 78 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
H. J. RES. 78


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 1996

                                Received

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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 
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) 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. 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.