22 U.S.C. § 277d–29: Rio Grande canalization…

Summary

The United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission may make agreements with local watershed organizations (as defined in the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act) to maintain flood and arroyo-sediment control dams and related works in the Rio Grande watershed between Caballo Dam and El Paso, Texas. Local groups can do the work themselves or hire others, including the United States. The agreements must say how much the United States will help, either by paying money or by doing the work, based on how much benefit the dams provide. The Commissioner must not allow control gates on any dam he considers necessary for operating the canalization project. The Secretary of Agriculture must approve the payment arrangements under his rules. Up to $50,000 per year is authorized to help pay for maintenance.

Title 22, §277d–29

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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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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, which is classified principally to chapter 18 (§ 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”.

§277d–29 Rio Grande Canalization Project; Flood and Sediment Control; Agreements Authorized; Control Gates; Costs; Authorization of Appropriations