IA 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 58 
Granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by 
the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District 
of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
Compact. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2009 
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. 
WOLF) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Granting the consent and approval of Congress to amend-
ments made by the State of Maryland, the Common-
wealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Com-
pact. 
Whereas Congress in title VI of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 (section 601, Public 
Law 110–432) authorized the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority subject to certain conditions, in-
cluding that no amounts may be provided until specified 
amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Regulation Compact have taken effect; 
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Whereas legislation enacted by the State of Maryland (Chap-
ter 111, 2009 Laws of the Maryland General Assembly), 
the Commonwealth of Virginia (Chapter 771, 2009 Acts 
of Assembly of Virginia), and the District of Columbia 
(D.C. Act 18–0095) contain the amendments to the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Com-
pact specified by the Passenger Rail Investment and Im-
provement Act of 2008 (section 601, Public Law 110– 
432); and 
Whereas the consent of Congress is required in order to im-
plement such amendments: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO COMPACT AMEND-
MENTS. 
(a) CONSENT.—Consent of Congress is given to the 
amendments of the State of Maryland, the amendments 
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the amendments 
of the District of Columbia to sections 5, 9, and 18 of 
title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Regulation Compact. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—The amendments referred to in 
subsection (a) are substantially as follows: 
(1) Section 5 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) The Authority shall be governed by a Board of 
eight Directors consisting of two Directors for each Signa-
tory and two for the Federal Government (one of whom 
shall be a regular passenger and customer of the bus or 
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rail service of the Authority). For Virginia, the Directors 
shall be appointed by the Northern Virginia Transpor-
tation Commission; for the District of Columbia, by the 
Council of the District of Columbia; for Maryland, by the 
Washington Suburban Transit Commission; and for the 
Federal Government, by the Administrator of General 
Services. For Virginia and Maryland, the Directors shall 
be appointed from among the members of the appointing 
body, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall serve 
for a term coincident with their term on the appointing 
body. A Director for a Signatory may be removed or sus-
pended from office only as provided by the law of the Sig-
natory from which he was appointed. The non-Federal ap-
pointing authorities shall also appoint an alternate for 
each Director. In addition, the Administrator of General 
Services shall also appoint two nonvoting members who 
shall serve as the alternates for the Federal Directors. An 
alternate Director may act only in the absence of the Di-
rector for whom he has been appointed an alternate, ex-
cept that, in the case of the District of Columbia where 
only one Director and his alternate are present, such alter-
nate may act on behalf of the absent Director. Each alter-
nate, including the Federal nonvoting Directors, shall 
serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In the 
event of a vacancy in the Office of Director or alternate, 
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it shall be filled in the same manner as an original ap-
pointment. 
‘‘(b) Before entering upon the duties of his office 
each Director and alternate Director shall take and sub-
scribe to the following oath (or affirmation) of office or 
any such other oath or affirmation, if any, as the constitu-
tion or laws of the Government he represents shall provide: 
‘I, lllllllllll , hereby solemnly swear (or 
affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution 
of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the 
state or political jurisdiction from which I was appointed 
as a director (alternate director) of the Board of Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and will faith-
fully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am 
about to enter.’ ’’. 
(2) Subsection (a) of section 9 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) The officers of the Authority, none of whom 
shall be members of the Board, shall consist of a general 
manager, a secretary, a treasurer, a comptroller, an in-
spector general, and a general counsel and such other offi-
cers as the Board may provide. Except for the office of 
general manager, inspector general, and comptroller, the 
Board may consolidate any of such other offices in one 
person. All such officers shall be appointed and may be 
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removed by the Board, shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Board and shall perform such duties and functions as the 
Board shall specify. The Board shall fix and determine 
the compensation to be paid to all officers and, except for 
the general manager who shall be a full-time employee, 
all other officers may be hired on a full-time or part-time 
basis and may be compensated on a salary or fee basis, 
as the Board may determine. All employees and such offi-
cers as the Board may designate shall be appointed and 
removed by the general manager under such rules of pro-
cedure and standards as the Board may determine.’’. 
(3) Section 9 is further amended by inserting 
new subsection (d) to read as follows (and by re-
numbering all subsequent paragraphs of section 9): 
‘‘(d) The inspector general shall report to the Board 
and head the Office of the Inspector General, an inde-
pendent and objective unit of the Authority that conducts 
and supervises audits, program evaluations, and investiga-
tions relating to Authority activities; promotes economy, 
efficiency, and effectiveness in Authority activities; detects 
and prevents fraud and abuse in Authority activities; and 
keeps the Board fully and currently informed about defi-
ciencies in Authority activities as well as the necessity for 
and progress of corrective action.’’. 
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(4) Section 18 is amended by adding a new sec-
tion 18(d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1) All payments made by the local Signatory 
governments for the Authority for the purpose of match-
ing Federal funds appropriated in any given year as au-
thorized under title VI, section 601, Public Law 110–432 
regarding funding of capital and preventative maintenance 
projects of the Authority shall be made from amounts de-
rived from dedicated funding sources. 
‘‘(2) For the purposes of this paragraph (d), a ‘dedi-
cated funding source’ means any source of funding that 
is earmarked or required under State or local law to be 
used to match Federal appropriations authorized under 
title VI, section 601, Public Law 110–432 for payments 
to the Authority.’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. 
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is ex-
pressly reserved. The consent granted by this Act shall 
not be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting 
any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over 
the region that forms the subject of the compact. 
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. 
It is intended that the provisions of this compact shall 
be reasonably and liberally construed to effectuate the 
purposes thereof. If any part or application of this com-
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pact, or legislation enabling the compact, is held invalid, 
the remainder of the compact or its application to other 
situations or persons shall not be affected. 
SEC. 4. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE. 
The validity of this compact shall not be affected by 
any insubstantial differences in its form or language as 
adopted by the State of Maryland, Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, and District of Columbia. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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