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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

95 STAT. 1634

PUBLIC LAW 97-118—DEC. 29, 1981

Public Law 97-118 97th Congress

An Act Dec. 29, 1981 [H.R. 4506] Melvin Price Lock and Dam. 92 Stat. 1695.

Effective date.

To name the lock and dam authorized to replace locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, as "Melvin Price Lock and Dam".

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the lock and dam, authorized by section 102 of Public Law 95-502, to replace locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois, shall hereafter be known as Melvin Price Lock and Dam. Any law, regulation, map, document, or record of the United States in which such lock and dam is referred to shall be held and considered to refer to such lock and dam as "Melvin Price Lock and Dam". SEC. 2. This Act shall become effective upon the date of termination of service in the United States Congress of Melvin R-ice. Approved December 29, 1981.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4506: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-322 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): Nov. 16, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.