811 



1959— July 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86-84, title I, § 101, 73 Stat. 

 194. 



1953— June 30, 1958, Pub. L. 85-474, title I. § 101, 72 

 Stat. 247. 



1957^June 11, 1957, Pub. L. 85-49, title I, § 101, 71 

 Stat. 57. 



1956 — June 20, 1956, ch. 414, title I, I 101. 70 Stat. 301. 



1955 — July 7, 1955, ch. 379, title I. § 101, 69 Stat. 266. 



1954 — July 2, 1954, ch. 456, title I, § 101, 68 S;at. 415. 



1953— Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 328, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 368. 



1952 — July 10. 1952, ch. 651, title I, § 101, 66 Stat. 551. 



1951 — Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title I, § 101, 65 Stat. 577. 



il950 — Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. Ill, title I, § 101, 64 

 Stat. 610. 



1949^uly 20, 1949, ch. 354, title I, § ICl, 63 Stait. 451. 



1948 — June 3, 1948, ch. 400, title I, § 101. 62 Stat. 310. 



1947— July 9, 1947, ch. 211, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 284. 



1946 — July 5, 1946. ch. 541, title I, 60 Stat. 454. 



1945— May 21, 1945, ch. 129, title I, 59 Stat. 175. 



1944 — June 28, 1944, ch. 294, title I, 58 Stat. 403. 



1943^uly 1, 1943, ch. 182, title I, 57 Stat. 278. 



1942 — July 2, 1942, ch. 472, title I, 56 Stat. 475. 



1941— June 28, 1941. ch. 258, title I, 55 Stat. 273. 



1940 — May 14, 1940, ch. 189, title I. 54 Stat. 189. 



1939 — June 29. 1939, ch. 248. title I, 53 Stait. 893. 



1938 — Apr. 27, 1938. ch. 180, title I, 52 Stat. 255. 



1937-^une 16, 1937, ch. 359, title I, 50 Stat. 268. 



1936 — May 15, 1936, ch. 405, title I, 49 Stat. 1317. 



1935— Mar. 22. 1935. ch. 39. title I. 49 Stat. 74. 



1934 — Apr. 7. 1934. ch. 104. title I. 48 Stat. 534. 



1933— Mar. 1. 1933. ch. 144. title I. 47 Stat. 1376. 



1932^uly 1. 1932. ch. 361. title I. 47 Stat. 480. 



1931— Feb. 23. 1931, ch. 280, title I, 46 Stat. 1309. 



1930— Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, title I, 46 Stat. 173. 



1929 — Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 102, title I, 45 Stat. 1094. 



1928— Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, title I, 45 Stat. 64. 



1927— Feb. 24. 1927. ch. 187. title I. 44 Stat. 1179. 



1926— Apr. 29. 1926, ch. 195. Utle I. 44 Stat. 330. 



1925 — Feb. 27. 1925. ch. 364. title I. 43 Stat. 1014. 



1924 — May 28. 1924. ch. 204. title I. 43 Stat. 205. 



§277a. Investigations of commission; construction of 

 works or projects. 



The Secretary of State, acting through the Ameri- 

 can Commissioner, International Boundary Commis- 

 sion, United States and Mexico, is further authorized 

 to conduct technical and other investigations relating 

 to the defining, demarcation, fencing, or monu- 

 mentation of the land and water boundary between 

 the United States and Mexico, to flood control, water 

 resources, conservation, and utilization of water, 

 sanitation and prevention of pollution, channel rec- 

 tification, and stabilization and other related mat- 

 ters upon the international boundary between the 

 United States and Mexico; and to construct and 

 maintain fences, monuments and other demarca- 

 tions of the boundary line between the United States 

 and Mexico, and sewer systems, water systems, and 

 electric light, power and gas systems crossing the 

 international border, and to continue such work and 

 operations through the American Commissioner as 

 are now in progress and are authorized by law. 



The President is authorized and empowered to 

 construct, operate, and maintain on the Rio Grande 

 River below Fort Quitman, Texas, any and all works 

 or projects which are recommended to the President 

 as the result of such investigations and by the Presi- 

 dent are deemed necessary and proper. (May 13, 

 1924. ch. 153, § 2, 43 Stat. 118; Aug. 19, 1935, ch. 561, 

 49 Stat. 660.) 



Amendments 



1935 — Act Aug. 19, 1935, amended section generally. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section is referred to in sections 277c, 277d of this 

 title. 



§ 277b. Works or projects; construction under treaty 

 with Mexico; operation, maintenance and super- 

 vision. 



(a) The President is further authorized to con- 

 struct any project or works which may be provided 

 for in a treaty entered into with Mexico and to re- 

 pair, protect, maintain, or complete works now exist- 

 ing or now under construction or those that may be 

 constructed under the treaty provisions aforesaid; 

 and to construct any project or works designed to 

 facilitate compliance with the provisions of treaties 

 between the United States and Mexico; and (b) to 

 operate and maintain any project or works so con- 

 structed or, subject to such rules and regulations 

 for continuing supervision by the said American 

 Commissioner or any Federal agency as the Presi- 

 dent may cause to be promulgated, to turn over the 

 operation and maintenance of such project or works 

 to any Federal agency, or any State, county, munici- 

 pality, district, or other political subdivision within 

 which such project or works may be in whole or 

 in part situated, upon such terms, conditions, and 

 requirements as the President may deem appropri- 

 ate. (May 13, 1924, ch. 153, § 3, as added Aug. 19, 

 1935, ch. 561. 49 Stat. 660.) 



§277c. Agreements with political subdivisions; acqui- 

 sition of lands. 



In order to carry out the provisions of sections 

 277 to 277d of this title, the President, or any Federal 

 agency he may designate is authorized, (a) in his 

 discretion, to enter into agreements with any one or 

 more of said political subdivisions, in connection 

 with the construction of any project or works pro- 

 vided for in paragraph (2) of section 277a and sec- 

 tion 277b of this title, under the terms of which 

 agreements there shall be furnished to the United 

 States, gratuitously, except for the examination and 

 approval of titles, the lands or easements in lands 

 necessary for the construction, operation, and main- 

 tenance in whole or in part of any such project or 

 works, or for the assumption by one or more of any 

 such political subdivisions making such agreement, 

 of the operation and maintenance of such project or 

 works in whole or in part upon the completion 

 thereof: Provided, however, That when an agree- 

 ment is reached that necessary lands or easements 

 shall be provided by any such political subdivision 

 and for the future operation and maintenance by it 

 of a project or works or a part thereof, In the discre- 

 tion of the President the title to such lands and ease- 

 ments for such projects or works need not be re- 

 quired to be conveyed to the United States but may 

 be required only to be vested In and remain In such 

 political subdivision; (b) to acquire by purchase, 

 exercise of the power of eminent domain, or by 

 donation, any real or personal property which may 

 be necessary; (c) * ' • Provided, That any such 

 withdrawal may subsequently be revoked by the 

 President; and (d) to make or approve all neces- 

 sary rules and regulations. (May 13, 1924, ch. 153, 

 I 4, as added Aug. 19, 1935, ch. 561. 49 Stat. 660, 

 and amended May 22, 1936, ch. 447, 49 Stat. 1370; 



