§ 277d-29. — Rio Grande canalization project; flood and sediment control; agreements authorized; control gates; costs; authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC277d-29]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
Sec. 277d-29. Rio Grande canalization project; flood and
sediment control; agreements authorized; control gates; costs;
authorization of appropriations
For the purposes of facilitating and implementing operation and
maintenance of the international Rio Grande canalization project, the
United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico, is authorized to enter into agreements with
the appropriate official or officials of local organizations, as defined
in the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of August 4, 1954,
as amended [16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], for the maintenance by said local
organizations either directly or indirectly through mutually
satisfactory maintenance agreements with others, including the United
States, of all those flood and arroyo sediment control dams, together
with all related works, hereafter installed or constructed in the Rio
Grande watershed between Caballo Dam and El Paso, Texas, in accordance
with said Act, and which are necessary, in the opinion of Said
Commissioner, to facilitate and implement the operation and maintenance
of said project.
Such maintenance agreements between the local organization and the
United States shall provide the extent of contribution by the United
States as may be mutually agreed by the two parties, based on the degree
of benefits to be derived from said dams and related works, and the
contribution by the United States may be either in the form of funds or
performance of the actual operation and maintenance.
Control gates shall not be installed on any of the dams which, in
the opinion of the United States Commissioner, International Boundary
and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, are necessary to
facilitate and implement the operation and maintenance of the Rio Grande
canalization project.
Arrangements made between the United States and the local
organizations shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture for
defraying cost of maintaining such work of improvement in accordance
with regulations prescribed by said Secretary.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not in excess of
$50,000 per annum for contributions to maintenance authorized by this
section.
(Pub. L. 88-600, Sept. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 93-126,
Sec. 7(c), Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 452.)
References in Text
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of August 4, 1954,
as amended, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat.
666, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 18 (Sec. 1001
et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of
Title 16 and Tables.
Amendments
1973--Pub. L. 93-126 substituted ``$50,000'' for ``$23,000''.
