§ 277d-18. — Construction, operation, and maintenance of works; Bridge of the Americas.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC277d-18]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
Sec. 277d-18. Construction, operation, and maintenance of works;
Bridge of the Americas
(a) In general
The United States Commissioner is authorized to construct, operate,
and maintain all works provided for in said convention and sections
277d-17 to 277d-25 of this title, and to turn over the operation and
maintenance of any such works to any Federal agency, or any State,
county, municipality, 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 Commissioner may deem
appropriate.
(b) Bridge of the Americas
The United States Commissioner is authorized to receive payments of
money from public or private sources in the United States or Mexico made
for the purpose of sharing in the cost of operations, maintenance, and
replacement of the Bridge of the Americas which crosses the Rio Grande
between El Paso, Texas, and Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, such payments of money shall be credited to any
appropriation to the Commission which is currently available. Funds
received under this subsection shall be available only for the
replacement of such bridge.
(c) Advance appropriations
The authority of subsection (b) of this section may be exercised
only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriation Acts.
(Pub. L. 88-300, Sec. 2, Apr. 29, 1964, 78 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 103-236,
title IV, Sec. 423(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 106-113,
div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, Sec. 703], Nov. 29, 1999,
113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-460.)
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-113 inserted ``operations,
maintenance, and'' after ``cost of''.
1994--Pub. L. 103-236 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 277d-17, 277d-22, 277d-24,
277d-25 of this title.
