Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999''.
(a) In General.--Section 28 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 574; chapter 310), is amended in the first paragraph by adding at the end the following: ``The trust funds (including all interest, dividends, other income, and appreciation in the market value of assets of the funds) shall be prudently invested on a total rate of return basis. Distributions from the trust funds shall be made as provided in Article 10, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Arizona.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 25 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 573; chapter 310), is amended in the proviso of the second paragraph by striking ``the income therefrom only to be used'' and inserting ``distributions from which shall be made in accordance with the first paragraph of section 28 and shall be used''. (2) Section 27 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 574; chapter 310), is amended by striking ``the interest of which only shall be expended'' and inserting ``distributions from which shall be made in accordance with the first paragraph of section 28 and shall be expended''.
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(a) In General.--Section 28 of the Act of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 574; chapter 310), is amended in the second paragraph by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, except that amounts in the Miners' Hospital Endowment Fund may be used for the benefit of the Arizona Pioneers' Home''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be deemed to have taken effect on June 20, 1910.
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Congress consents to the amendments to the Constitution of the State of Arizona proposed by Senate Concurrent Resolution
1007 of the 43rd Legislature of the State of Arizona, Second Regulator Session, 1998, entitled ``Senate Concurrent Resolution requesting the Secretary of State to return Senate Concurrent Resolution 1018, Forty- Third Legislature, First Regular Session, to the Legislature and submit the Proposition contained in Sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Resolution of the proposed amendments to Article IX, Section 7, Article X, Section 7, and Article XI, Section 8, Constitution of Arizona, to the voters; relating to investment of State monies'', approved by the voters of the State of Arizona on November 3, 1998.
Approved December 7, 1999.
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-140 (Comm. on Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999): Aug. 2, considered and passed House. Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.
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