[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2386 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2386

   To authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter into 
 agreements for the construction and improvement of border stations on 
the United States international borders with Canada and Mexico, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              August 12 (legislative day, August 11), 1994

Mrs. Hutchison introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Administrator of General Services to enter into 
 agreements for the construction and improvement of border stations on 
the United States international borders with Canada and Mexico, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 or 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 shall provide for the acquisition of land and 
        materials for the construction of border stations.
            (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 facilities 
        to be vested in the ``local governmental unit'' or in the 
        instance of the corporate or privately owned facilities in the 
        corporation or individuals.

SEC. 3. 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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