102 STAT. 3030 PUBLIC LAW 100-597—NOV. 3, 1988

SEC. 9. MUNICIPAL LEASES.

Title 11 of the United States Code is amended by inserting after
section 928, as added by section 8, the following:

"§ 929. Municipal leases

"A lease to a municipality shall not be treated as an executory
contract or unexpired lease for the purposes of section 365 or
502(b)(6) of this title solely by reason of its being subject to termi-
nation in the event the debtor fails to appropriate rent".

SEC. 10. CONFIRMATION.
Section 943(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5) by striking "and" at the end;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

"(6) any regulatory or electoral approval necessary under
applicable nonbankruptcy law in order to carry out any provi-
sion of the plan has been obtained, or such provision is ex-
pressly conditioned on such approval; and".

SEC. 11. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

The table of sections of chapter 9 of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 927 and inserting
the following:

"927. Limitation on recourse.

"928. Post petition effect of security interest.

"929. Municipal leases.

"930. Dismissal.1'.

11 USC 101 note. SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.

(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by this
Act shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11
of the United States Code before the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Approved November 3, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1863 (H.R. 5347):

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-1011 accompanying H.R. 5347 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-506 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988):

Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

Oct. 3, 4, H.R. 5347 considered and passed House.

Oct. 14, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 19, S. 1863 considered and passed House, amended,

Oct. 20, Senate concurred in House amendment.