To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept federal and nonfederal funds for wastewater treatment, water conservation, and flood-control activities, subject to limits on reimbursement credit and restrictions involving foreign countries of concern.
Who Benefits and How
Border communities and the Commission could benefit from greater flexibility to assemble funding for wastewater, flood-control, and water-conservation projects that fit the Commission's binational mission.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Commission must manage accepted funds through Treasury accounts, comply with annual reporting requirements, and police restrictions on certain nonfederal contributors and reimbursement credits.
Key Provisions
- Allows the Commission to accept funds from federal and nonfederal entities for eligible water and flood-control activities.
- Deposits accepted funds into the Treasury account for the International Boundary and Water Commission for use until expended.
- Caps credit toward the nonfederal share or reimbursement at $5 million per fiscal year.
- Bars acceptance of funds from certain nonfederal entities tied to foreign countries of concern and requires annual reporting to Congress.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept federal and nonfederal funds for wastewater treatment, water conservation, and flood-control activities, subject to limits on reimbursement credit and restrictions involving foreign countries of concern.
Key Policy Areas
International Affairs, Water Resources, Infrastructure
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept federal and nonfederal funds for wastewater treatment, water conservation, and flood-control activities, subject to limits on reimbursement credit and restrictions involving foreign countries of concern.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Border infrastructure projects and the International Boundary and Water Commission, which gain more options to assemble project funding
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- The Commission and nonfederal contributors subject to the funding restrictions, reimbursement cap, and reporting framework
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign …
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2555-2556)
Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.
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