22 U.S.C. § 277d–18 — Construction, operation, and maintenance of works; Bridge of the Americas

submitted 62 years ago by Pub. L. 88-300 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 206 words · no verdicts yet

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The Commissioner can build and run the works required by the Chamizal treaty, and can hand off their operation to other government agencies. The Commissioner can also accept payments from the U.S. or Mexico to help maintain the Bridge of the Americas, but only for its replacement, and only up to amounts Congress specifically approves in advance.

(a) In general — The Commissioner may construct, operate, and maintain all works required by the Chamizal convention and sections 277d–17 to 277d–25, and may hand off operation and maintenance of any of these works to a federal agency, or to a state, county, city, or other political subdivision where the project is located, on whatever terms the Commissioner thinks fit. (b) Bridge of the Americas — The Commissioner may accept payments of money from public or private sources in the U.S. or Mexico that help cover the cost of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Bridge of the Americas, which crosses the Rio Grande between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Regardless of other laws, this money must be credited to whatever Commission appropriation is currently available, and it can only be used to replace the bridge. (c) Advance appropriations — The Commissioner can only use the power in (b) up to the amount and in the way that Congress specifically provides in advance through appropriations acts.

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(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.

The authority of subsection (b) may be exercised only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–300, § 2, Apr. 29, 1964, 78 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 423(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, § 703], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–460.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1964Enacted · Pub. L. 88-300 · 78 Stat. 184
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-236 · 108 Stat. 457
1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-300 on 1964-04-29.

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