[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4885 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4885

   Entitled, ``the North American Border Stations Improvements Act.''


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 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


 
   Entitled, ``the North American Border Stations Improvements Act.''

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Agreements.--The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration, subject to amounts provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts, may enter into agreements with State and local 
governmental units of private corporations of the United States for the 
construction of border stations on the borders of the United States 
with Canada and Mexico. Agreements under this Act shall be authorized 
only for facilities--
            (1) that meet applicable Federal Government requirements 
        for border stations; and
            (2) that are located on sites approved by the Commissioner 
        of the United States Customs Service, the Commissioner of the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, and the Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration.

SEC. 2. TERMS OF AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--An agreement entered into under this Act shall 
provide for the acquisition of land and materials for the construction 
of border stations.
    (b) Terms and Limitations.--
            (1) Lease agreement required.--An agreement entered into 
        under this Act may provide for a lease, with a term not to 
        exceed 30 years.
            (2) Border stations.--This Act shall not preclude existing 
        corporate or privately owned border stations, and border 
        stations owned by local governmental units from making 
        additions, modifications, replacements, and expansions of the 
        port facility and its campus, which would necessarily allow for 
        an extension of the lease payment period subject to the 
        Administrator's approval.
            (3) Vested title.--A lease agreement entered into under 
        this Act shall provide for the title to the property and 
        facilities to be vested in the ``local governmental unit'' or 
        in the instance of corporate or privately owned facilities in 
        the corporation or individuals.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``local governmental unit'' 
means--
            (1) a county, city or other local government;
            (2) a bridge board, port authority, or other entity 
        established by a State or local government; and
            (3) any combination of those governments and entities.
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