TITLE XII— WATER RESOURCES 

 1. Basic Water and Sewer Facilities 



42 U.S.C. 3101-3108 



(See Basic Water and Sewer Facilities under title IX Pollution Control, Financitig) 



2. Boundary Water Commission — Mexico 

 22 U.S.C. 277d-12 through 277d-16 



§ 277d-12. Expenditures for flood lighting, rescue oper- 

 ations, repairs or restoration of flood control 

 works threatened or destroyed by floodwaters of 

 Rio Grande. 



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 flght- 

 ing and rescue operations, repairs or restoration of 

 any flood control works threatened or destroyed by 

 floodwaters of the Rio Grande. (June 20. 1956. ch. 

 414, title I. § 101. 70 Stat. 302.) 



§277d-13. Authorization for international storage dam 

 on the Rio Grande. 



The Secretary of State, acting through the United 

 States Commissioner. International Boundary and 

 Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is 

 hereby authorized to conclude with the appropriate 

 official or officials of the Government of Mexico an 

 agreement for the joint construction, operation, and 

 maintenance by the United States and Mexico, in 

 accordance with the provisions of the treaty of 

 February 3. 1944. with Mexico, of a major interna- 

 tional storage dam on the Rio Grande at the site and 

 having substantially the characteristics described in 

 minute numbered 207 adopted June 19, 1958, by the 

 said Commission, and in the "Rio Grande Interna- 

 tional Storage Dams Project — Report on Proposed 

 Dam and Reservoir" prepared by the United States 

 Section of the said Commission and dated September 

 1958. (Pub. L. 86-605, § 1, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 360.) 



§277d-14. Same; construction, operation, and mainte- 

 nance on self-liquidating basis of facilities for 

 generating hydroelectric energy. 



If agreement is concluded pursuant to section 

 277d-13 of this title for the construction of a major 

 international storage dam the Secretary of State, 



acting through the United States Commissioner. 

 International Boundary and Water Commission, 

 United States and Mexico, is authorized to conclude 

 with the appropriate official or officials of Mexico 

 an agreement consistent with article 7 of the treaty 

 of February 3. 1944, for the construction, operation, 

 and maintenance on a self -liquidating basis, for the 

 United States share, of facilities for generating hy- 

 droelectric energy at said dam. 



If agreement for the construction of separate fa- 

 cilities for generating hydroelectric energy is con- 

 cluded, the United States Commissioner, Interna- 

 tional Boundary and Water Commission, United 

 States and Mexico, is directed to construct, operate, 

 and maintain such self-liquidating facilities for the 

 United States. (Pub. L. 86-605, § 2, July 7, 1960, 74 

 Stat. 360.) 



§ 277d-15. Same ; integration of operation of dam with 

 other United States water conservation activities. 



If a dam is constructed pursuant to an agreement 

 concluded under the authorization granted by sec- 

 tion 277d-13 of this title, its operation for conserva- 

 tion and release of United States share of waters 

 shall be integrated with other United States water 

 conservation activities on the Rio Grande below Fort 

 Quitman. Texas, in such maimer as to provide the 

 maximum feasible amount of water for beneficial 

 use in the United States with the understandings 

 that (a) releases of United States share of waters 

 from said dam for domestic, municipal, industrial, 

 and irrigation uses in the United States shall be 

 made pursuant to order by the appropriate author- 

 ity or authorities of the State of Texas, and (b) the 

 State of Texas having stipulated that the amount of 

 water that will be available for use in the United 

 States below Falcon Dam after the proposed dam 

 is placed in operation will be not less than the 

 amount available under existing conditions of river 

 development, and to carry out such understandings 

 and said stipulation the conservation storage of 

 said dam shall be used, and it shall be the exclusive 

 responsibility of the appropriate authority or au- 

 thorities of said State to distribute available United 



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