3.0.0 458 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z Senate S S 2003-02-26 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-02-26T23:19:53Z Southwest Regional Border Authority Act 108 1071 HR 2003-06-18 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS 2003-02-26 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2850-2855) IntroReferral 2003-02-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2849-2850) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2003-02-26 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-02-26 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-05-21 False Economics and Public Finance Advice and consent of the Senate Arizona Auditing Border patrols Boundaries California Canada Citizen participation Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements County politics and government Customs unions Depressed areas Development credit institutions Energy Energy consumption Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Environmental research Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health Infrastructure International Affairs International cooperation Interstate compacts Job creation Labor and Employment Medical research Medical technology Mexico New Mexico North America Presidential appointments Regional economic development Regional planning Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Small business Technological innovations Texas Trade agreements Transportation and Public Works Transportation research Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water supply Economics and Public Finance 00 2003-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Authorizes the Authority to approve grants for regional infrastructure development and improvement, technology development and deployment, community development and entrepreneurship, and education and workforce development. Provides funding. Requires the Authority to allocate at least 60 percent of the amounts authorized under this Act for programs and projects to serve the needs of distressed counties and isolated areas of distress within counties along the international border between the United States and Mexico. Authorizes the Authority to increase the Federal share to up to 90 percent of a project's total cost (to aid communities that could not otherwise meet matching funds requirements). Requires the Authority to make grants to local development districts for administrative expenses.

Directs the Authority, for purposes of grant assistance, to designate within the region distressed counties, economically strong counties, attainment counties, competitive counties, and isolated areas of distress.

Requires each affected State to submit to the Authority an annual development plan for the appropriate State area within the region.]]>

Southwest Regional Border Authority Act Display Title Southwest Regional Border Authority Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Southwest Regional Border Authority. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Southwest Regional Border Authority Act Introduced in Senate 2003-02-26T05:00:00Z 2003-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2850-2855) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.