3.0.0 2068 2023-01-11T19:42:51Z 2023-01-11T19:42:51Z House H HR 2007-04-26 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-27T17:58:23Z Referred to 2007-04-26T14:04:05Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-26T14:04:10Z 2007-04-27 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2007-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2007-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 N H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2007-04-26 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-04-26 True O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2007-04-26 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-04-26 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2007-04-26 True G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2007-04-26 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-04-26 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2007-04-26 True 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 Latin America 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 2007-04-26 Introduced in House 2007-05-29T20:10:39Z Southwest Regional Border Authority Act - Establishes the Southwest Regional Border Authority. Requires the Authority to: (1) develop plans and programs for the economic development of the Southwest border region (specified counties in California, New Mexico, and Texas); (2) conduct and sponsor investigations, research, and studies of the resources of the region; (3) sponsor up to 10 authorized demonstration projects; (4) enhance the capacity of and support for local development districts; (5) review, study, and recommend appropriate modifications to federal, state, and local development programs for the region; and (6) encourage private investment in the region.

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% 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 U.S.-Mexican border. Authorizes the Authority to increase the federal share to up to 90% 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: (1) the Authority to designate distressed counties, economically strong counties, attainment counties, competitive counties, and isolated areas of distress within the region; and (2) 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 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Southwest Regional Border Authority. Introduced in House IH Display Title Southwest Regional Border Authority Act Short Titles as Introduced Southwest Regional Border Authority Act Introduced in House 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2068ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2068ih.xml 2007-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.