Title: Sewage Free Tijuana River Valley Act of 2017
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Sewage Free Tijuana River Valley Act of 2017
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out a program to enhance the physical infrastructure in both the United States and Mexico to prevent flooding and wastewater, sewage, trash, and sediment spills in the Tijuana River Valley, including carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities that enhance the infrastructure. In establishing the program, the Corps of Engineers must consult with specified heads of federal agencies, commissions, state and local governments, and Mexican governments.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3794 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3794

   To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
 Engineers, to carry out a program to prevent flooding and wastewater, 
sewage, trash, and sediment spills in the Tijuana River Valley, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2017

  Mr. Vargas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
 Engineers, to carry out a program to prevent flooding and wastewater, 
sewage, trash, and sediment spills in the Tijuana River Valley, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sewage Free Tijuana River Valley Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF FLOODING AND WASTEWATER, SEWAGE, TRASH, AND 
              SEDIMENT SPILLS IN TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to enhance 
the physical infrastructure in both the United States and Mexico to 
prevent flooding and wastewater, sewage, trash, and sediment spills in 
the Tijuana River Valley.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program include--
            (1) coordinating restoration and protection activities 
        among Mexican, Federal, State, local, and regional entities and 
        conservation partners relating to the Tijuana River Valley; and
            (2) carrying out coordinated restoration and protection 
        activities, and providing for technical assistance, relating to 
        the Tijuana River Valley.
    (c) Coordination.--In establishing the program, the Secretary shall 
consult, as appropriate, with--
            (1) the heads of Federal agencies, including--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior;
                    (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                    (C) the Administrator of General Services;
                    (D) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
                Protection; and
                    (E) the Director of the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service;
            (2) the United States Commissioner, International Boundary 
        and Water Commission, United States and Mexico;
            (3) the Border Environment Cooperation Commission;
            (4) the North American Development Bank;
            (5) the Governor of California;
            (6) the California Environmental Protection Agency;
            (7) the city of Imperial Beach;
            (8) the city of San Diego;
            (9) the county of San Diego;
            (10) the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board;
            (11) the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve;
            (12) Mexican governments; and
            (13) other public agencies and organizations with authority 
        for the planning and implementation of conservation strategies 
        relating to the Tijuana River Valley in both the United States 
        and Mexico.
    (d) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project carried out with grant assistance made available under the 
program shall be 50 percent.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Mexican governments.--The term ``Mexican governments'' 
        means the Federal, State, and local governments of the United 
        Mexican States.
            (2) Restoration and protection.--The term ``restoration and 
        protection'' means the conservation, stewardship, and 
        enhancement of the physical infrastructure in both the United 
        States and Mexico to prevent flooding and wastewater, sewage, 
        trash, and sediment spills in the Tijuana River Valley.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
            (4) Tijuana river valley.--The term ``Tijuana River 
        Valley'' means the planning area in San Diego County bounded by 
        the city of Imperial Beach and the Otay Mesa-Nestor community 
        to the north, the San Ysidro community to the east, Mexico to 
        the south, and Border Field State Park and Imperial Beach to 
        the west.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022.
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