[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 331 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 331

 Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage 
             infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 1998

 Mr. Bilbray submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage 
             infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico.

Whereas, since the 1930's, United States beaches have been severely impacted by 
        the flow of sewage from Mexico and, in the last 2 decades, this 
        environmental problem has been elevated to a major health and safety 
        concern; and
Whereas, most recently, the flow of sewage from Tijuana, Mexico, has forced 
        beach closures and caused other environmental and economic hardships in 
        the cities of Imperial Beach, Coronado, and San Diego, California, and 
        caused severe degradation of the Tijuana National Estuarian Wildlife 
        Preserve: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) if the Government of Mexico does not take appropriate 
        actions to recognize and mitigate the inadequacy of sewage 
        infrastructure facilities in Mexico (including facilities for 
        the treatment and transport of sewage) and the adverse 
        environmental and economic impacts of sewage from Mexico on 
        cities in the United States, the United States should review 
        its obligations with Mexico under treaties and other 
        international agreements (including agreements relating to port 
        access, loan guarantees, and other types of foreign aid) and 
        take appropriate actions to ensure that the Government of 
        Mexico shares in the burdens caused by its sewage 
        infrastructure problems; and
            (2) any measurement of the responsiveness of the Government 
        of Mexico to requests to mitigate its sewage treatment problems 
        should be based on risk assessment procedures developed in 
        consultation with the San Diego County Health Officer.
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