19 U.S.C. § 4731
Border water infrastructure improvement authority
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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- 19 U.S.C. § 4731, Border water infrastructure improvement authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451372
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in coordination with eligible public entities, carry out the planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance of high priority treatment works in the covered area to treat wastewater (including stormwater), nonpoint sources of pollution, and related matters resulting from international transboundary water flows originating in Mexico.
Not later than 1 year after January 29, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on activities carried out pursuant to this section.
In this section:
The term “covered area” means the portion of the Tijuana River watershed that is in the United States.
The term “eligible public entities” means—
any of the following entities with jurisdiction over any part of the covered area:
The term “treatment works” has the meaning given that term in section 1292 of title 33.
Legislative history
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- United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act