Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act

Bill: 113-hr-2307
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2013-06-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Latin America

Mexico

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) report quarterly to Congress describing efforts by Mexico to meet the treaty obligations of Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico entitled &quot;Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande&quot;; and (2) report annually to Congress describing the benefits to the United States of the 2012 document entitled &quot;Interim International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2307 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2013 Mr. Vela (for himself and Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress reports on water sharing with Mexico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act . 2. Reports on water sharing with Mexico (a) In general The Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report— (1) not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, describing efforts by Mexico to meet the treaty obligations of Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the treaty between the United States and Mexico entitled Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (done at Washington, February 3, 1944); and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, describing the benefits to the United States of the document entitled Interim International Cooperative Measures in the Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California (done at Coronado, California, November 20, 2012 (commonly referred to as Minute Number 319 )). (b) Action by Secretary of State Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall not extend Minute Number 319 if the Secretary fails to comply with the requirements of this Act.