§ 5404. — Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5404]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 85--ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Sec. 5404. Good Neighbor Environmental Board
(a) Establishment
The President shall establish an advisory board to be known as the
Good Neighbor Environmental Board (hereinafter in this section referred
to as the ``Board'').
(b) Purpose
The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the President and the
Congress on the need for implementation of environmental and
infrastructure projects (including projects that affect agriculture,
rural development, and human nutrition) within the States of the United
States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life of
persons residing on the United States side of the border.
(c) Membership
The Board shall be composed of--
(1) representatives from the United States Government, including
a representative from the Department of Agriculture and
representatives from other appropriate agencies;
(2) representatives from the governments of the States of
Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and
(3) representatives from private organizations, including
community development, academic, health, environmental, and other
nongovernmental entities with experience and expertise on
environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest
border.
(d) Annual reports to President and Congress
(1) In general
The Board shall submit to the President and the Congress of the
United States an annual report on--
(A) the environmental and infrastructure projects referred
to in subsection (a) of this section that have been implemented,
and
(B) the need for the implementation of additional
environmental and infrastructure projects.
(2) Transmission of copies to Board members
The Board shall--
(A) transmit to each member of the Board a copy of any
report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) at least 14
days before its submission, and
(B) allow each member of the Board to have 14 days within
which to prepare and submit supplemental views with respect to
the recommendations of the Board for inclusion in such report.
(Pub. L. 102-532, Sec. 6, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3513.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Enterprise for the Americas
Initiative Act of 1992, and not as part of subtitle F (Sec. 1471 et
seq.) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101-624 which comprises this chapter.
Delegation of Authority
Authority of President under this section delegated to Administrator
of Environmental Protection Agency by section 10 of Ex. Ord. No. 12916,
May 13, 1994, 59 F.R. 25780, set out as a note under section 3473 of
Title 19, Customs Duties.
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or
in the case of a board established by Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463,
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
