[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 947 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 947

    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

                             March 8, 2011

 Mr. Hinojosa 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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