[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4401 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4401

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize financial 
    assistance for United States-Mexico wastewater treatment works.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1994

 Mr. de la Garza introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize financial 
    assistance for United States-Mexico wastewater treatment works.

    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 ``Good Neighbor Water Pollution 
Control Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER WASTEWATER TREATMENT 
              WORKS.

    Title V of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section:

``SEC. 520. ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER WASTEWATER 
              TREATMENT WORKS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to protect the 
public health, environment, and quality of the surface water and ground 
water of the United States-Mexico border area from being polluted by 
raw or partially treated sewage, in furtherance of the goals and 
objectives of this Act and the November 1993 Agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
United Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a Border 
Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development 
Bank.
    ``(b) Effect of Provisions.--This section shall not be construed to 
affect or impair the provisions of any agreement of the United States 
or any Federal legislation applicable to the Border Environment 
Cooperation Commission, the North American Development Bank, or the 
International Boundary and Water Commission.
    ``(c) General Authority.--The Administrator may provide financial 
and other assistance to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, 
any appropriate Federal, State, or local governmental entity, and the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate, for the planning, 
design, and construction of wastewater treatment works located in the 
United States-Mexico border area, regardless of the place of origin or 
ultimate destination of the wastewater. Assistance may be provided 
under this section for wastewater treatment works located near the 
United States-Mexico border area if such treatment works would remedy a 
transboundary environmental or health problem. All treatment works 
receiving assistance under this section shall be planned, designed, and 
constructed in accordance with any applicable agreement to which the 
United States is a party.
    ``(d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section the term 
`border area' shall mean the area located within 100 kilometers of 
either side of the United States-Mexican border.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.''.

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