Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority by the States of Kansas and Missouri
PL 90-395 (H.J.Res.1111), enacted 07/11/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-394-JULY 11, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
social, and economic development of the members of the tribe, and for 
other purposes", and section 13(b) of the Act of October 3, 1962 (76 
Stat. 704), entitled "An Act to provide for the acquisition of and the 
payment for individual Indian and tribal lands of the Crow Creek 
Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, required by the United States for 
the Big Bend Dam and Reservoir project on the Missouri River, and 
for the rehabilitation, social, and economic development of the mem-
bers of the tribe, and for other purposes", are hereby amended by 
striking out the words "within one year after the date of rejection.", 
and by inserting ", or by the United States to determine just compen-
sation, on or before September 1,1969." 
Approved July 11, 1968. 
Public Law 90-394 
July 11, 1968 
^^ ACT 
[H.R. 15979] 
TQ amend section 2 of the Act of August 1, 1958, as amended, in order to prevent 
or minimize injury to fish and wildlife from the use of insecticides, herbicides, 
fungicides, and other pesticides. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
^_^Fish and wild- 
United States of America in Congress assetnbled^ That seotion_ 2 of 
Insecticides, 
the Act of August 1, 1958 (72 Stat. 479), as amended (16 U.S.C. 
etc.^ appropria- 
742d-l note), Is amended to read as follows: 
^"yTstat. 902. 
"SEC. 2. In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, there is 
authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,500,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1969, and for each of the two fiscal years immediately 
following such year. Such sums shall remain available until expended." 
Approved July 11, 1968. 
Public Law 90-395 
July 11,1968 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H.J. Res, n i l ] 
Granting the consent of Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the 
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority by the States of Kansas and 
Missouri. 
Whereas the Congress in consenting to the compact between Kansas 
and Missouri creating the Kansas City Area Transportation Author-
ity and the Kansas City Area Transportation District in Public 
80 Stat. 826. 
Law 599, Eighty-ninth Congress, approved September 21,1966, pro-
vided that no power or powers shall be exercised by the Kansas 
City Area Transportation Authority under that certain portion of 
article I I I of such compact which reads: 
"11. To perform all other necessary and incidental functions; 
and to exercise such additional powers as shall be conferred on it 
by the Legislature of either State concurred in by the legislature 
of the other and by Act of Congress." 
unless and until such power or powers shall have been conferred 
upon the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority by the legis-
lature of one of the States to the compact and concurred in by the 
legislature of the other and shall have been consented to by the 
Congress; and 
Whereas the States of Kansas and Missouri have enacted legislation 
conferring certain additional powers on said Kansas City Area 
Transportation Authority by Senate bill numbered 399 of the 
Kansas Legislature, session of 1967, and Senate bill numbered 266 
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of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Missouri, 
as follows: 
"SECTION 1. In further effectuation of that certain compact 
Additional 
between the states of Kansas and Missouri heretofore made and 
entered into on December 28,1965, the Kansas City Area Trans-
portation Authority of the Kansas City Area Transportation Dis-
trict, created by and under the aforesaid compact, is authorized 
to exercise the following powers in addition to those heretofore 
expressly authorized by the aforesaid compact: 
"(1) To make all appointments and employ all its officers, 
agents and employees, determine their qualifications and duties 
and fix their compensation. 
"(2) To deal with and enter into written contracts with the 
employees of the Authority through accredited representatives of 
such employees or representatives of any labor organization 
authorized to act for such employees, concerning wages, salaries, 
hours, working conditions, pension or retirement provisions, and 
insurance benefits. 
" (3) To provide for the retirement and pensioning of its officers 
and employees and the widows and children of the deceased offi-
cers and employees, and to provide for paying benefits upon dis-
ability or death of its officers and employees and to make payments 
from its funds to provide for said retirements, pensions, and death 
or disability benefits." 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Congress hereby Ar^a'rrans^orta-
consents to the additional powers conferred on the Kansas City Area tion Authority. 
Transportation Authority by Senate bill numbered 399 of the Kansas 
Legislature, session of 1967, and Senate bill numbered 266 of the 
Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Missouri. 
SEC. 2. The right is hereby reserved to the Congress or any com-
mittee thereof to require the disclosure and furnishing of such infor-
mation by the authority as they may deem appropriate and to have 
access to all books, records, and papers of the authority. 
SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is 
expressly reserv^. 
Approved July 11, 1968. 
Public Law 90-396 
AN A C T 
July 11 i95g 
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Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
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United States of America in Congress assembled, 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SECTION 1. The Congress hereby finds and declares that reliable 
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