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 98 STAT. 1974

District of Columbia.

87 Stat. 784.

87 Stat. 816.

87 Stat. 788.

Resolutions.

Congress. 87 Stat. 813.

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

maintaining the minimum level of essential activities necessary to protect life and property and bringing about orderly termination of other functions are hereby ratified and confirmed if otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this joint resolution. SEC. 131. (a) Section 466(b) of the District of Columbia SelfGovernment and Governmental Reorganization Act (D.C. Code, sec. 47-246) is amended by striking out "sold before October 1, 1984," and inserting in lieu thereof "sold before October 1, 1985,". (b) Section 303(b) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) An amendment to the charter ratified by the registered electors shall take effect upon the expiration of the 35-calendar-day period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days on which either House of Congress is not in session) following the date such amendment was submitted to the Congress, or upon the date prescribed by such amendment, whichever is later, unless during such 35-day period, there has been enacted into law a joint resolution, in accordance with the procedures specified in section 604 of this Act, disapproving such amendment. In any case in which any such joint resolution disapproving such an amendment has, within such 35-day period, passed both Houses of Congress and has been transmitted to the President, such resolution, upon becoming law subsequent to the expiration of such 35-day period, shall be deemed to have repealed such amendment, as of the date such resolution becomes law.". (c)(1) The second sentence of section 412(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Except as provided in the last sentence of this subsection, the Council shall use acts for all legislative purposes.". (2) The last sentence of section 412(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Resolutions shall be used (1) to express simple determinations, decisions, or directions of the Council of a special or temporary character; and (2) to approve or disapprove proposed actions of a kind historically or traditionally transmitted by the Mayor, the Board of Elections, Public Service Commission, Armory Board, Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, or the Convention Center Board of Directors to the Council pursuant to an act. Such resolutions must be specifically authorized by that act and must be designed to implement that act.". (d) The second sentence of section 602(c)(1) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Except as provided in paragraph (2), such act shall take effect upon the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and any day on which neither House is in session because of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than three days, or an adjournment of more than three days) beginning on the day such act is transmitted by the Chairman to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, or upon the date prescribed by such act, whichever is later, unless during such 30-day period, there has been enacted into law a joint resolution disapproving such act. In any case in which any such joint resolution disapproving such an act has, within such 30-day period, passed both Houses of Congress and has been transmitted to the President, such resolution, upon becoming law, subsequent to the expiration of such 30-day period, shall be deemed to have repealed such act, as of the date such resolution becomes law.". (e) The third sentence of section 602(c)(l) of such Act is amended by deleting "concurrent" and inserting in lieu thereof "joint".

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