§ 277f. — Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC277f]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
Sec. 277f. Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project
The Secretary of State, with the approval of the President, shall
designate the features of the Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project
which he deems international in character, and shall direct such changes
in the general project plan as he deems advisable with respect to such
features; and the features so designated shall be built, after
consultation with the Bureau of Reclamation as to general design, by the
American section of the International Boundary Commission, United States
and Mexico, and shall be operated and maintained by said Commission
insofar as their operation and maintenance in such manner is, in the
opinion of the Secretary of State, necessary because of their
international character. The construction, operation, and maintenance of
such project shall be pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, except
as hereinbefore provided and except that--
(1) In addition to the nonreimbursable allocation to flood
control or navigation which may be made by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 485h(b) of title 43, the President, after
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Interior, shall allocate such part of the total estimated cost of
the project as he deems proper to the protection of American
interests from drought hazards resulting from the uncontrolled and
unregulated flow of the international portion of the Rio Grande
below Old Fort Quitman, Texas. Provisions of law applicable with
respect to allocations to flood control under section 485h(b) of
title 43, shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent with the
foregoing provisions, be applicable in like manner with respect to
any allocation made under this subparagraph; and
(2) All revenues received by the United States in connection
with the construction, operation, and maintenance of such projects
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(June 28, 1941, ch. 259, 55 Stat. 338.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, are classified
generally to chapter 12 (Sec. 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands.
Change of Name
International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico,
American section, to which powers, duties, and functions of
International Water Commission, United States and Mexico, American
section, were transferred by act June 30, 1932, ch. 314, Sec. 510, 47
Stat. 417, reconstituted as International Boundary and Water Commission
by Water Treaty of 1944.
