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[CITE: 22USC277d-45]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
           CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
 
       SUBCHAPTER IV--INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION
 
Sec. 277d-45. Negotiation of new Treaty Minute


(a) Congressional statement

    In light of the existing threat to the environment and to public 
health and safety within the United States as a result of the river and 
ocean pollution in the San Diego-Tijuana border region, the Secretary is 
requested to give the highest priority to the negotiation and execution 
of a new Treaty Minute, or a modification of Treaty Minute 283, 
consistent with the provisions of sections 277d-43 to 277d-46 of this 
title, in order that the other provisions of sections 277d-43 to 277d-46 
of this title to address such pollution may be implemented as soon as 
possible.

(b) Negotiation

                           (1) Initiation

        The Secretary is requested to initiate negotiations with Mexico, 
    within 60 days after November 7, 2000, for a new Treaty Minute or a 
    modification of Treaty Minute 283 consistent with the provisions of 
    sections 277d-43 to 277d-46 of this title.

                         (2) Implementation

        Implementation of a new Treaty Minute or of a modification of 
    Treaty Minute 283 under sections 277d-43 to 277d-46 of this title 
    shall be subject to the provisions of the National Environmental 
    Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

                     (3) Matters to be addressed

        A new Treaty Minute or a modification of Treaty Minute 283 under 
    paragraph (1) should address, at a minimum, the following:
            (A) The siting of treatment facilities in Mexico and in the 
        United States.
            (B) Provision for the secondary treatment of effluent from 
        the IWTP at a Mexican facility if such treatment is not provided 
        for at a facility in the United States.
            (C) Provision for additional capacity for advanced primary 
        and secondary treatment of additional sewage emanating from the 
        Tijuana River area, Mexico, in addition to the treatment 
        capacity for the advanced primary effluent from the IWTP at the 
        Mexican facility.
            (D) Provision for any and all approvals from Mexican 
        authorities necessary to facilitate water quality verification 
        and enforcement at the Mexican facility.
            (E) Any terms and conditions considered necessary to allow 
        for use in the United States of treated effluent from the 
        Mexican facility, if there is reclaimed water which is surplus 
        to the needs of users in Mexico and such use is consistent with 
        applicable United States and California law.
            (F) Any other terms and conditions considered necessary by 
        the Secretary in order to implement the provisions of sections 
        277d-43 to 277d-46 of this title.

(Pub. L. 106-457, title VIII, Sec. 805, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1980.)

                       References in Text

    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in 
subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, as 
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321 et seq.) 
of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 
of Title 42 and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 277d-43, 277d-44, 277d-46 of 
this title.
