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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4794 

To amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup 

Act of 2000 to extend the authorization of appropriations, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2004 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ISSA, and 

Mrs. DAVIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 to extend the authorization 

of appropriations, 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. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. 

4 (a) SECONDARY TREATMENT.—Section 804(a)(1) of 

5 the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage 

6 Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d–44(a)(1); 114 Stat. 

7 1978) is amended by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and all that 
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1 follows through ‘‘of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Pursuant to 

2 Treaty Minute 311 to the Treaty for the Utilization of 

3 Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio 

4 Grande, dated February 3, 1944,’’. 

5 (b) CONTRACT.—Section 804(c) of such Act is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability 

9 of appropriations to carry out this subsection 

10 and notwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith11 standing’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘, upon’’ and all that fol13 lows through ‘‘section 5,’’; and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘such contract.’’ and in15 serting ‘‘such contract, subject to the avail16 ability of appropriations for that purpose.’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)(J) by striking ‘‘the United 

18 States’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘an 

19 appropriate governmental entity’’; and 

20 (3) in paragraph (2)(K) by striking ‘‘the United 

21 States’’ and inserting ‘‘an appropriate governmental 

22 entity’’; and 

23 (4) in paragraph (2)(L) by inserting after 

24 ‘‘competitive procedures’’ the following: ‘‘under ap25 plicable law’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TREATY MINUTE. 

2 Section 805 of the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and 

3 Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d–45; 

4 114 Stat. 1980) is amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading striking ‘‘NEGOTIA6 TION OF’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In light of the continuing 

9 threat to the environment and to public health and safety 

10 within the United States as a result of the river and ocean 

11 pollution in the San Diego-Tijuana border region, the 

12 Commission is requested to give the highest priority to the 

13 implementation of Treaty Minute 311 to the Treaty for 

14 the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Riv15 ers and of the Rio Grande, dated February 3, 1944, which 

16 establishes a framework for the siting of a treatment facil17 ity in Mexico to provide for the secondary treatment of 

18 effluent from the IWTP at the Mexican facility, to provide 

19 for additional capacity for advanced primary and sec20 ondary treatment of additional sewage emanating from the 

21 Tijuana River area, Mexico, and to meet the water quality 

22 standards of Mexico, the United States, and the State of 

23 California consistent with the provisions of this title, in 

24 order that the other provisions of this title to address such 

25 pollution may be implemented as soon as possible.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 806 of the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and 

3 Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d–46; 

4 114 Stat. 1981) is amended by striking ‘‘$156,000,000 

5 for fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$230,000,000’’. 

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