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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 970

To authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter into agreements

for the construction and improvement of border stations on the United

States international borders with Canada and Mexico, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 27 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 1995

Mrs. HUTCHISON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter

into agreements for the construction and improvement

of border stations on the United States international

borders with Canada and Mexico, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North American Bor5 der Stations Improvements Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 In this Act:
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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv3 ices.

4 (2) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘agreement’’

5 means an agreement entered into under section 3.

6 (3) DOMESTIC CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘do7 mestic corporation’’ means a nongovernmental do8 mestic corporation (as determined under section

9 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

10 (4) LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.—The term

11 ‘‘local governmental unit’’ means—

12 (A) a county, city, or other local govern13 ment in the United States;

14 (B) a bridge board, port authority, or

15 other entity established by a State or local gov16 ernment in the United States; and

17 (C) any combination of the governments

18 and entities described in subparagraphs (A) and

19 (B).

20 SEC. 3. BORDER STATION AGREEMENTS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of

22 amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the

23 Administrator may enter into agreements with States,

24 local governmental units, and domestic corporations for

25 the acquisition of land and materials for and the construc-
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1 tion of border stations on the borders of the United States

2 with Canada and Mexico.

3 (b) BORDER STATIONS.—A border station con4 structed under an agreement shall—

5 (1) meet applicable requirements of the Federal

6 Government for border stations; and

7 (2) be located on a site approved by the Com8 missioner of the United States Customs Service, the

9 Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturaliza10 tion Service, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the

11 Administrator.

12 (c) LEASE.—An agreement may provide for a lease,

13 with a term not to exceed 30 years.

14 (d) VESTING OF TITLE.—An agreement shall provide

15 that the title to the land and each facility comprising the

16 border station subject to the agreement shall be vested

17 in—

18 (1) in the case of an agreement with a State,

19 the State;

20 (2) in the case of an agreement with a local

21 governmental unit, the local governmental unit; or

22 (3) in the case of an agreement with a domestic

23 corporation, the domestic corporation.

24 (e) ALTERATIONS TO BORDER STATIONS.—An agree25 ment shall provide that the State, local governmental unit,
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1 or domestic corporation may make any addition to, or

2 modify, replace, or expand, a port facility or the campus

3 of a port facility that is subject to the agreement and that

4 is in existence on the date of the addition, modification,

5 replacement, or expansion. To the extent that an activity

6 described in the preceding sentence requires an extension

7 of a lease payment period under the agreement, the activ8 ity shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator.

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