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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4794 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.

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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN.

    (a) Secondary Treatment.--Section 804(a)(1) of the Tijuana River 
Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d-
44(a)(1); 114 Stat. 1978) is amended by striking ``Subject to'' and all 
that follows through ``of this Act,'' and inserting ``Pursuant to 
Treaty Minute 311 to the Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the 
Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, dated February 3, 
1944,''.
    (b) Contract.--Section 804(c) of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations to carry out this subsection and 
                notwithstanding'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding'';
                    (B) by striking ``, upon'' and all that follows 
                through ``section 5,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such contract.'' and inserting 
                ``such contract, subject to the availability of 
                appropriations for that purpose.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(J) by striking ``the United States'' 
        the first place it appears and inserting ``an appropriate 
        governmental entity''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)(K) by striking ``the United States'' 
        and inserting ``an appropriate governmental entity''; and
            (4) in paragraph (2)(L) by inserting after ``competitive 
        procedures'' the following: ``under applicable law''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TREATY MINUTE.

    Section 805 of the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage 
Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d-45; 114 Stat. 1980) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading striking ``negotiation of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Implementation.--In light of the continuing threat to the 
environment and to public health and safety within the United States as 
a result of the river and ocean pollution in the San Diego-Tijuana 
border region, the Commission is requested to give the highest priority 
to the implementation of Treaty Minute 311 to the Treaty for the 
Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio 
Grande, dated February 3, 1944, which establishes a framework for the 
siting of a treatment facility in Mexico to provide for the secondary 
treatment of effluent from the IWTP at the Mexican facility, to provide 
for additional capacity for advanced primary and secondary treatment of 
additional sewage emanating from the Tijuana River area, Mexico, and to 
meet the water quality standards of Mexico, the United States, and the 
State of California consistent with the provisions of this title, in 
order that the other provisions of this title to address such pollution 
may be implemented as soon as possible.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 806 of the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage 
Cleanup Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 277d-46; 114 Stat. 1981) is amended by 
striking ``$156,000,000 for fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and 
inserting ``$230,000,000''.
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