§ 277d-12. — Expenditures for flood fighting, rescue operations, repairs or restoration of flood control or sanitation works threatened or destroyed by floodwaters of Rio Grande, Colorado, or Tijuana Rivers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC277d-12]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
Sec. 277d-12. Expenditures for flood fighting, rescue
operations, repairs or restoration of flood control or
sanitation works threatened or destroyed by floodwaters of Rio
Grande, Colorado, or Tijuana Rivers
On and after June 20, 1956, in addition to the funds available under
the appropriation ``Rio Grande emergency flood protection'', the United
States Commissioner is authorized to expend from any appropriation
available to the International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico, American Section, such sums as may be necessary for
prosecution of emergency flood fighting and rescue operations, repairs
or restoration of any flood control or sanitation works threatened or
destroyed by floodwaters of the Rio Grande, the Colorado or Tijuana
Rivers, or other streams running across or near the boundary, and for
taking emergency actions, consistent with the emergency provisions of
the Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.], to protect against
health threatening surface and ground water pollution problems along the
United States-Mexico boundary.
(June 20, 1956, ch. 414, title I, 70 Stat. 302; Pub. L. 101-246, title
IV, Sec. 412(a), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 69; Pub. L. 103-236, title IV,
Sec. 423(b), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 457.)
References in Text
The Safe Drinking Water Act, referred to in text, is title XIV of
act July 1, 1944, as added Dec. 16, 1974, Pub. L. 93-523, Sec. 2(a), 88
Stat. 1660, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter XII
(Sec. 300f et seq.) of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-236 substituted ``Tijuana Rivers, or other streams
running across or near the boundary, and for taking emergency actions,
consistent with the emergency provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
to protect against health threatening surface and ground water pollution
problems along the United States-Mexico boundary'' for ``Tijuana Rivers,
and for taking emergency actions to protect against health threatening
sanitation problems by repairing or replacing existing capital
infrastructure along the United States-Mexico Boundary''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-246 inserted ``or sanitation'' after ``flood
control'' and inserted before period at end ``, the Colorado or Tijuana
Rivers, and for taking emergency actions to protect against health
threatening sanitation problems by repairing or replacing existing
capital infrastructure along the United States-Mexico Boundary''.
