22 USC 277g - Agreements to correct pollution of Rio Grande

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§ 277g.

Agreements to correct pollution of Rio Grande

(a)

In general

(b)

Content of agreements

Agreements concluded under subsection (a) should consist of recommendations to the Governments of the United States and Mexico of measures to protect the health and welfare of persons along the Rio Grande from the effects of pollution, including—

(1)

facilities that should be constructed, operated, and maintained in each country;

(2)

estimates of the cost of plans, construction, operation, and maintenance of the facilities referred to in paragraph (1);

(3)

formulas for the initial division between the United States and Mexico of the cost of plans, constructions, operation, and maintenance of the facilities referred to in paragraph (1);

(4)

a method for review and adjustment of the formulas referred to in paragraph (3) at intervals of five years which recognizes that such initial formulas should not be used as a precedent in their subsequent review and adjustment; and

(5)

dates for the beginning and completion of construction of the facilities referred to in paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 100–465, § 2, Oct. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 2272.)

cite as: 22 USC 277g