§277f Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project

Summary

The Secretary of State, with the President’s approval, must pick which parts of the Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project are international and may change the plan for those parts. After consulting the Bureau of Reclamation about design, the American section of the United States and Mexico International Boundary Commission must build those parts and must operate and maintain them when the Secretary of State says their international nature requires it. The project follows federal reclamation laws except for two rules. First, in addition to any nonreimbursable flood‑control allocation under section 485h(b) of title 43, the President, after consulting the Secretaries of State and the Interior, will decide what share of the project cost protects American interests from drought caused by the uncontrolled international flow of the Rio Grande below Old Fort Quitman, Texas; rules under section 485h(b) apply unless they conflict. Second, all money the United States gets from building, operating, or maintaining the project must be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.