[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 647 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 647

    To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to 
    reimburse State and local governments of the States of Arizona, 
   California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a 
    government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water 
          projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2009

 Mr. Hinojosa (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to 
    reimburse State and local governments of the States of Arizona, 
   California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a 
    government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water 
          projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN WATER PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The International Boundary and Water Commission is 
authorized to reimburse State and local governments of the States of 
Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by 
such a government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water 
projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission.
    (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply to expenses incurred 
for a water project by any such State or local government designed, 
constructed, or rehabilitated before or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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