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PUBLIC LAW 89-774-NOV. 6, 1966

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or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. I t is the legislative intent that the provisions of this Title be reasonably and liberally construed. "Effective Date; Execution

National Capital Transportation Agency. Transfer of functions; effective date. 79 Stat. 663. 40 USC 681 note. 74 Stat. 544. 40 USC 671. Transfer of property, records, e t c.

79 Stat. 665. 40 USC 684.

Functions and duties pending transfer.

"86. This Title shall be adopted by the signatories in the manner provided by law therefor and shall be signed and sealed in four duplicate original copies. One such copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State of each of the signatory parties or in accordance with laws of the State in which the filing is made, and one copy shall be filed and retained in the archives of the Authority upon its organization. This Title shall become effective ninety days after the enactment of concurring legislation by or on behalf of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and consent thereto by the Congress and all other acts or actions have been taken, including the signing and execution of the Title by the Governors of Maryland and Virginia and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia." Section 2. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to enter into and execute an amendment to the Compact substantially as set forth above with the States of Virginia and Maryland and are further authorized and directed to carry out and effectuate the terms and provisions of said Title III, and there are hereby authorized to be appropriated out of District of Columbia funds such amounts as are necessary to carry out the obligations of the District of Columbia in accordance with the terms of the said Title III. Section 3. (a) To assure uninterrupted progress in the development of the facilities authorized by the National Capital Transportation Act of 1965, the transfer of the functions and duties of the National Capital Transportation Agency (herein referred to as the Agency) to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (herein referred to as the Authority) as required by Section 301(b) of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 shall take place on September 30, 1967. (b) Upon the effective date of the transfer of functions and duties authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the President is authorized to transfer to the Authority such real and personal property, studies, reports, records, and other assets and liabilities as are appropriate in order that the Authority may assume the functions and duties of the Agency and, further, the President shall make provision for the transfer to the Authority of the unexpended balance of the appropriations, and of other funds, of the Agency for use by the Authority but such unexpended balances so transferred shall be used only for the purpose for which such appropriations were originally made. Subsequent to said effective date, there is authorized to oe appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for payment to the Authority, any unappropriated portion of the authorization specified in Section 5(a)(1) of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1965. There is also authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, for payment to the Authority, any unappropriated portion of the authorization specified in section 5(a)(2) of such Act. Any such appropriations shall be used only for the purposes for which such authorizations were originally made. (c) Pending the assumption by the Authority of the functions and duties of the Agency, the Agency is authorized and directed, in the manner herein set forth, fully to cooperate with and assist the Authority, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Washington Suburban Transit Commission in the development of

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