I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1338
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropria-
tions in each of fiscal years 1996–2001 for the construction of
wastewater treatment works to provide water pollution control in or
near the United States-Mexico border area.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 28, 1995
Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr. BRYANT of
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize appropriations in each of fiscal years 1996–2001
for the construction of wastewater treatment works to
provide water pollution control in or near the United
States-Mexico border area.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Mexico
Border Water Pollution Control Act’’.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER POLLUTION CON-
TROL.
Title V of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 520. UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER POLLUTION
CONTROL.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
protect the economy, public health, environment, surface
water, ground water, and water quality of the United
States-Mexico border area which is endangered and is
being polluted by raw or partially treated sewage, in fur-
therance of the goals of the Agreement Between the Gov-
ernment of the United States of America and the Govern-
ment of the United Mexican States Concerning the Estab-
lishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commis-
sion and a North American Development Bank (signed
November 16 and 18, 1993) and this Act.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—This section shall not be construed—
‘‘(1) to affect or impair the provisions of any
international agreement of the United States; or
‘‘(2) to affect or impair any Federal legislation
applicable to the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission, the North American Development
Bank, or the International Boundary and Water
Commission, the United States and Mexico.
‘‘(c) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT WORKS.—The Administrator is authorized
to provide financial and other assistance to the Border En-
vironment Cooperation Commission, any appropriate Fed-
eral, State, or local governmental entity, and the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, the United
States and Mexico, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Administrator deems appropriate, for planning, de-
sign, and construction of wastewater treatment works for
the purposes specified in section (a). Such wastewater
treatment works shall be located, regardless of the place
of origin or ultimate destination of the wastewater, in the
United States-Mexico border area (or near the United
States-Mexico border areas they would remedy a
transboundary environmental or health problem) and shall
be planned, designed, and constructed in accordance with
any applicable international agreement to which the
United States is a party.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996
through 2000 and $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.