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cordance with article 13 of the 1944 Water Treaty

with Mexico, and accomplishment thereof by the

International Boundary and Water Commission,

United States Section, would be in accord with

the Memorandum of Understanding ‘‘as to Functions and Jurisdiction of Agencies of the United

States in Relation to the Colorado and Tijuana

Rivers and the Rio Grande Below Fort Quitman,

Texas, Under Water Treaty Signed at Washington, February 3, 1944,’’ between the Department

of State and the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission and

the Department of the Interior dated February

14, 1945.

(Pub. L. 88–411, §1, Aug. 10, 1964, 78 Stat. 386.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 277d–27, 277d–28

of this title.

§ 277d–27. Execution of agreements

The United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission,

United States and Mexico, is authorized to carry

out those measures agreed upon for execution by

the United States in the agreements concluded

pursuant to section 277d–26 of this title.

(Pub. L. 88–411, §2, Aug. 10, 1964, 78 Stat. 386.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 277d–28 of this

title.

§ 277d–28. Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the

Department of State for use of the United

States Section, International Boundary and

Water Commission, United States and Mexico,

not in excess of $300,000 for the initial cost of the

work authorized in sections 277d–26 to 277d–28 of

this title, and not to exceed $30,000 based on December 1975 prices, plus or minus such amounts

as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in operation and maintenance costs involved therein, annually thereafter for necessary maintenance.

(Pub. L. 88–411, §3, Aug. 10, 1964, 78 Stat. 386;

Pub. L. 93–126, §7(b), Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 452;

Pub. L. 95–105, title V, §514(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91

Stat. 862.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95–105 inserted ‘‘based on December 1975

prices, plus or minus such amounts as may be justified

by reason of ordinary fluctuations in operation and

maintenance costs involved therein,’’ after ‘‘$30,000’’.

1973—Pub. L. 93–126 substituted ‘‘$30,000’’ for

‘‘$20,000’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–105 effective Oct. 1, 1977,

see section 514(d) of Pub. L. 95–105, set out as a note

under section 277d–3 of this title.

§ 277d–29. Rio Grande canalization project; flood

and sediment control; agreements authorized; control gates; costs; authorization of appropriations

For the purposes of facilitating and implementing operation and maintenance of the

international Rio Grande canalization project,

the United States Commissioner, International

Boundary and Water Commission, United States

and Mexico, is authorized to enter into agreements with the appropriate official or officials

of local organizations, as defined in the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of

August 4, 1954, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1001 et

seq.], for the maintenance by said local organizations either directly or indirectly through mutually satisfactory maintenance agreements

with others, including the United States, of all

those flood and arroyo sediment control dams,

together with all related works, hereafter installed or constructed in the Rio Grande watershed between Caballo Dam and El Paso, Texas,

in accordance with said Act, and which are necessary, in the opinion of Said Commissioner, to

facilitate and implement the operation and

maintenance of said project.

Such maintenance agreements between the

local organization and the United States shall

provide the extent of contribution by the United

States as may be mutually agreed by the two

parties, based on the degree of benefits to be derived from said dams and related works, and the

contribution by the United States may be either

in the form of funds or performance of the actual operation and maintenance.

Control gates shall not be installed on any of

the dams which, in the opinion of the United

States Commissioner, International Boundary

and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, are necessary to facilitate and implement

the operation and maintenance of the Rio

Grande canalization project.

Arrangements made between the United

States and the local organizations shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture for defraying cost of maintaining such work of improvement in accordance with regulations prescribed by said Secretary.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated

not in excess of $50,000 per annum for contributions to maintenance authorized by this section.

(Pub. L. 88–600, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 956; Pub.

L. 93–126, §7(c), Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 452.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act

of August 4, 1954, as amended, referred to in text, is act

Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, as amended, which is

classified generally to chapter 18 (§1001 et seq.) of Title

16, Conservation. For complete classification of this

Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 16 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1973—Pub. L. 93–126 substituted ‘‘$50,000’’ for

‘‘$23,000’’.

§ 277d–30. Lower Rio Grande drainage conveyance canal projects; agreements with Mexico

for construction, operation, and maintenance; division of costs; non-Federal assurances of one-half of Federal costs

The Secretary of State, acting through the

United States Commissioner, International

Boundary and Water Commission, United States

and Mexico, is authorized, notwithstanding any

other provision of law and subject to the condi-