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Title 11 — Bankruptcy

Chapter 9 — Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality

§ 945. Continuing jurisdiction and closing of the case

Statutory text

(a)

The court may retain jurisdiction over the case for such period of time as is necessary for the successful implementation of the plan.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the court shall close the case when administration of the case has been completed.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 95–598 · 92 Stat. 2549

    Enacted · 11 U.S.C. § 945

    Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2625

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2625

  2. Pub. L. 98–353 title III § 498 · 98 Stat. 333

    Substituted · 11 U.S.C. § 945(a)

    Pub. L. 98–353 substituted “implementation” for “execution”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–353 substituted “implementation” for “execution”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 498. Section 945(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out “execution” and inserting in lieu thereof “implementation”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes
senate report no. 95–989

Section 948 [enacted as section 945] permits the court to retain jurisdiction over the case to ensure successful execution of the plan. The provision is the same as that found in section 96(e) of Chapter 9 of the present Act [section 416(e) of former title 11].

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–353 substituted “implementation” for “execution”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Credits

1978–1984 · 2 acts
  1. 1978Pub. L. 95–598, , 92 Stat. 2625
  2. 1984Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 498, , 98 Stat. 384.
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(Pub. L. 95–598, , 92 Stat. 2625; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 498, , 98 Stat. 384.)

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