[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 41499-41501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16320]
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Vol. 90
Monday,
No. 162
August 25, 2025
Part III
The President
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Presidential Permit of August 20, 2025--Authorizing Cameron County,
Texas, To Construct, Maintain, and Operate a Pedestrian Border Crossing
at the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 162 / Monday, August 25, 2025 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Presidential Permit of August 20, 2025
Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, To Construct,
Maintain, and Operate a Pedestrian Border Crossing at
the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of
the United States of America (the ``President''), I
hereby grant permission, subject to the conditions set
forth herein, to Cameron County, Texas (the
``permittee''), to construct, maintain, and operate a
pedestrian crossing at the Gateway International Bridge
Land Port of Entry located on the United States border
with Mexico in Brownsville, Texas, as described in the
``Presidential Permit Application Cameron County
Gateway International Pedestrian Bridge Brownsville,
Cameron County, Texas'' dated December 17, 2024, by the
permittee to the Secretary of State and made complete
with additional information provided by the permittee
on April 25, 2025 (collectively, the ``Application''),
in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 535d and associated
procedures.
The term ``Border facilities'' as used in this permit
consists of the bridge over the Rio Grande for
northbound and southbound pedestrian traffic located
just upstream of the existing Gateway International
Bridge Land Port of Entry, its approaches, and any
land, structures, installations, or equipment
appurtenant thereto located in Brownsville, Texas, on
the United States side of the international boundary
between the United States and Mexico.
This permit is subject to the following conditions:
Article 1. The Border facilities herein described and
all aspects of their operation are subject to all the
conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit
and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it. The
construction, maintenance, and operation of the Border
facilities shall be in all material respects as
described in the Application.
Article 2. The standards for and the manner of
construction, maintenance, and operation of the Border
facilities are subject to inspection by the
representatives of appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies. The permittee shall grant officers and
employees of such agencies that are duly authorized and
performing their official duties free and unrestricted
access to said Border facilities.
Article 3. The permittee shall comply with all
applicable Federal laws and regulations regarding the
construction, maintenance, and operation of the Border
facilities.
Article 4. (1) The permittee shall take or cause to be
taken all appropriate measures to mitigate adverse
impacts on or disruption of the human environment in
connection with the construction, maintenance, and
operation of the Border facilities. Mitigation measures
are those that avoid, minimize, or compensate for
adverse impacts.
(2) The permittee shall hold harmless and indemnify
the United States for any claimed or adjudged liability
arising out of construction, maintenance, and operation
of the Border facilities, including environmental
contamination from the release, threatened release, or
discharge of hazardous substances or hazardous waste.
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(3) The permittee is responsible for obtaining any
required Federal, State, and local permits, approvals,
and authorizations prior to commencing construction
activities. The permittee shall implement the
mitigation identified in any environmental decision
documents prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and Federal permits, including
stormwater permits and permits issued in accordance
with section 402 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
1342). The permittee shall comply with applicable
Federal, State, and local environmental laws.
Article 5. The permittee shall immediately notify the
President or his designee of any decision to transfer
custody and control of the Border facilities or any
part thereof to any executive department or agency
(agency) of the United States Government. Said notice
shall identify the transferee agency and seek the
approval of the President for the transfer of the
permit. In the event of approval by the President of
such transfer, this permit shall remain in force and
effect, and the Border facilities shall be subject to
all the conditions, permissions, and requirements of
this permit and any amendments thereof. The permittee
may transfer ownership or control of the Border
facilities to a non-Federal entity or individual only
upon the prior express approval of such transfer by the
President, which approval may include such conditions,
permissions, and requirements that the President, in
the President's discretion, determines are appropriate
and necessary for inclusion in the permit, to be
effective on the date of transfer.
Article 6. The permittee is responsible for ensuring
its authority to build the Border facilities under
State law as well as for acquiring and maintaining any
right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other
authorizations as may become necessary or appropriate.
To ensure the safe operation of the Border facilities,
the permittee shall maintain them and every part of
them in a condition of good repair and in compliance
with applicable law and use of best management
practices.
Article 7. To the extent authorized by law, and
consistent with any donation, gift, or reimbursement
agreement executed or to be executed under Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) or U.S. Customs and Border
Protection authorities, the permittee shall provide to
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(Commissioner) of DHS and the heads of any other
relevant agencies, at no cost to the United States,
suitable inspection facilities, infrastructure
improvements, equipment, and maintenance, as set forth
in any such agreement. Nothing in this permit obligates
such agencies to provide a particular level of services
or staffing for such inspection facilities or for any
other aspect of the port of entry associated with the
Border facilities.
Article 8. Before beginning design activities, the
permittee shall fulfill requirements associated with
the following conditions, as refined by the relevant
agencies below and as consistent with applicable law:
(1) Before beginning design activities, the
permittee shall provide a Donation Acceptance Proposal
for the approval of the Commissioner and the
Administrator of General Services (Administrator)
detailing the permittee's plans for the construction
and staffing of suitable inspection facilities,
infrastructure improvements, equipment, and maintenance
at no cost to the United States upon commencement of
operations utilizing the construction and thereafter;
and
(2) The permittee shall provide a plan for the
approval of the Administrator and the Commissioner
detailing any necessary changes to the modernization of
the Gateway International Bridge Land Port of Entry as
a result of the construction, including how the
permittee will fund any changes.
Relevant agencies will coordinate with the permittee to
further refine the above conditions, as necessary,
within 1 year of permit issuance.
Article 9. Before initiating construction, the
permittee shall obtain the concurrence of the United
States Section of the International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico.
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Article 10. The permittee shall not initiate
construction until the Department of State has provided
notification to the permittee that the Department of
State has completed its exchange of diplomatic notes
with the Government of Mexico regarding authorization.
The permittee shall provide written notification to the
President or his designee at the time that the
construction authorized by this permit begins, at the
time as such construction is completed, interrupted, or
discontinued, and at other times as may be requested by
the President.
Article 11. Upon request, the permittee shall provide
appropriate information to the President or his
designee with regard to the Border facilities. Such
requests could include requests for information
concerning current conditions, environmental
compliance, mitigation, or anticipated changes in
ownership or control, construction, connection,
operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.
Article 12. The permittee shall file any applicable
statements and reports required by applicable Federal
law in connection with the Border facilities.
Article 13. The permittee shall make no substantial
change inconsistent with the Application to the Border
facilities, in the location of the Border facilities,
or in the operation authorized by this permit, unless
such changes have been approved by the President. The
President may terminate, revoke, or amend this permit
at any time at his sole discretion. The permittee's
obligation to implement any amendment to this permit is
subject to the availability of funds. If the permittee
permanently closes the Gateway International Pedestrian
Bridge and it is no longer used as an international
crossing, then this permit shall terminate, and the
permittee may manage, utilize, or dispose of the Border
facilities in accordance with applicable authorities.
This permit shall continue in full force and effect for
only so long as the permittee continues the operations
hereby authorized.
Article 14. This permit shall expire 5 years from the
date of its issuance if the permittee has not commenced
construction of the Border facilities by that date.
Article 15. This permit is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twentieth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 2025-16320
Filed 8-22-25; 11:15 am]
Billing code 4710-10-P