To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment an...
Officially: “To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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1International Boundary and Water Commission Authority
This section would let the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission accept funds from a federal or non-federal entity, including through a grant or funding agreement, to study, design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treatment works, water conservation projects, or flood control works, and related structures, as long as the work is consistent with the Commission's existing functions. Any funds the Commission accepts under this authority would be deposited into the Treasury account named International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and would stay available until spent on those activities. The Commission could not give a non-federal entity credit toward the non-federal share of a project's cost, or reimburse a non-federal entity, for funds accepted under this authority in a total amount exceeding $5,000,000 in any one fiscal year. The Commission could not accept funds under this authority from a non-federal entity that is domiciled in, headquartered in, organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in a foreign country of concern, or from a non-federal entity that has any agreement in place with a foreign country of concern. By the last day of each fiscal year, the Commission would have to submit a report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure describing the activities carried out with funds accepted under this section during that year and the costs associated with those activities. For purposes of this section, Commission means the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and foreign country of concern has the meaning given that term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19237).
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1. International Boundary and Water Commission Authority (a) Authorization The Commission is authorized to accept funds from a Federal or non-Federal entity, including through a grant or funding agreement, to study, design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treatment works, water conservation projects, or flood control works, and related structures, consistent with the functions of the Commission. (b) Deposit Any funds accepted by the Commission under this section shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of the United States entitled International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico and shall be available until expended to carry out the activities described in subsection (a). (c) Limitations (1) Limit on reimbursement The Commission may not provide credit towards the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, or reimbursement, to non-Federal entities for funds accepted under this section in an amount that exceeds a total of $5,000,000 in any fiscal year. (2) Source of funds The Commission may not accept funds under this section from any non-Federal entity— (A) that is domiciled in, headquartered in, or organized under the laws of, or the principal place of business of which is located in, a foreign country of concern; or (B) that has in place any agreement with a foreign country of concern. (d) Report Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the funds accepted under this section that includes a description of— (1) the activities carried out with such funds; and (2) costs associated with such activities. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. (2) Foreign country of concern The term foreign country of concern has the meaning given that term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 19237 ).
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In the House.