[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3395 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3395

To establish certain procedures regarding the appointment and tenure of 
   persons to the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control 
 established by the International Joint Commission under the Boundary 
                         Waters Treaty of 1909.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1999

  Mr. McHugh introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish certain procedures regarding the appointment and tenure of 
   persons to the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control 
 established by the International Joint Commission under the Boundary 
                         Waters Treaty of 1909.

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

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO INTERNATIONAL ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 
              BOARD OF CONTROL.

    The following shall apply to persons who serve on the United States 
section of the International River Board of Control established by the 
International Joint Commission under the Order of Approval for 
Regulation of Lake Ontario:
            (1) Terms.--A term of a member of the Board of Control may 
        not exceed 2 years, and a person may not serve more than 2 
        consecutive terms. Members shall be appointed so that the terms 
        do not terminate in the same year.
            (2) Appointment.--(A) Persons under consideration for 
        appointment to the Board of Control shall be announced publicly 
        and should be appointed only after an opportunity has been 
        given to the public to submit comments on the candidates for 
        appointment.
            (B) A person must be approved as a member of the Board of 
        Control by a recorded vote of a majority of the members of the 
        International Joint Commission.
            (C) The vote must be held in open session.

SEC. 2. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO OTHER BOARDS.

    The procedures set forth in section 1 shall apply to any other 
board or similar body established by the International Joint Commission 
to carry out instructions of the Joint Commission with respect to its 
functions under the Treaty.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) International joint commission; joint commission.--The 
        terms ``International Joint Commission'' and ``Joint 
        Commission'' mean the International Joint Commission 
        established under the Treaty Between the United States and 
        Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions 
        Arising Between the United States and Canada, of January 11, 
        1909.
            (2) Treaty.--The term ``Treaty'' means the treaty described 
        in paragraph (1).
            (3) Order of approval for regulation of lake ontario.--The 
        term ``Order of Approval for Regulation of Lake Ontario'' means 
        the order of Approval for Regulation of Lake Ontario, issued by 
        the Joint Commission on October 29, 1952, as amended by a 
        supplementary order of the Joint Commission on July 2, 1956.
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