Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§277d–37 Channel shifts; boundary determination
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION › § 277d–37
Summary
When a treaty requires choosing whether a river's new channel becomes the border, whether to restore the old channel, or whether to change it, the Commissioner's decision, after Secretary of State approval, is final for the United States, and the Commissioner may build needed projects.
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Title 22, §277d–37
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
When a determination must be made under the treaty whether to permit a new channel to become the boundary, or whether or not to restore a river to its former channel, or whether, instead of restoration, the Governments should undertake a rectification of the river channel, the Commissioner’s decision, approved by the Secretary of State shall be final so far as the United States is concerned, and the Commissioner is authorized to construct or arrange for the construction of such works as may be required to give effect to that decision.
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22 U.S.C. § 277d–37
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73