Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§277h Authority of the International Boundary and Water Commission to Assist State and Local Governments
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER IV — INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION › § 277h
Summary
The U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission can give technical help—like tests, surveys, evaluations, or similar services—to state or local governments if they ask for it. State or local governments must pay up front. The Commission figures the cost and can adjust the payment later to match the actual cost. Money received goes back into the same fund that paid for the work.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §277h
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(a)Authority
The Commissioner of the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission may provide technical tests, evaluations, information, surveys, or others similar services to State or local governments upon the request of such State or local government on a reimbursable basis.
(b)Reimbursements
Reimbursements shall be paid in advance of the goods or services ordered and shall be for the estimated or actual cost as determined by the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission. Proper adjustment of amounts paid in advance shall be made as determined by the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission on the basis of the actual cost of goods or services provided. Reimbursements received by the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for providing services under this section shall be credited to the appropriation from which the cost of providing the services is charged.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 277h
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110