,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,vargas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peters of  
,california1 ,mrs4 ,davis of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 and ,mr4    
,grijalva7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of the ,united ,states       
,international ,boundary ,water         
,commission 7,,usibwc7 and its recent   
efforts to address trash1 sediment1 and 
water quality issues with their ,mexican
 counterparts1 ,comisin ,internacional  
de ,lmites y ,aguas 7,,cila71 through a 
proposed minute4  ,whereas the ,united  
,states ,international ,boundary ,water 
,commission 7,,usibwc7 traces its roots 
to the #ahdh ,treaty of ,guadalupe      
,hidalgo and was institutionalized      
through the ,water ,treaty of #aidd2    
,whereas the ,,usibwc's mission is to   
provide binational solutions to issues  

that arise during the application of    
,united ,states-,mexico treaties        
regarding boundary demarcation1 national
 ownership of waters1 sanitation1 water 
quality1 and flood control in the border
 region2 ,whereas the ,,usibwc has      
authority provided by ,article #c of the
 #aidd ,water ,treaty to have           
preferential attention to the solution  
of all border sanitation problems2      
,whereas the ,,usibwc continues to work 
productively with their ,mexican        
counterparts1 the ,comisin              
,internacional de ,lmites y ,aguas      
7,,cila72 ,whereas the ,,usibwc has the 
ability to implement the ,water ,treaty 
of #aidd through a minute to address    
current development on the border2      
,whereas stormwater flows continue to   
bring substantial amounts of sediment1  
trash1 and other contaminants into the  
,tijuana ,valley from sources in both   
the ,united ,states and ,mexico causing 
water quality impairments1 threatening  
life and property from flooding1        

degrading valuable riparian and         
estuarine habitats1 and negatively      
impacting people on both sides of the   
international boundary2 ,whereas the    
,san ,diego field office of the ,,usibwc
 has been an active participant of the  
,tijuana ,river ,valley ,recovery ,team 
which was formed in an effort to develop
 local solutions to sediment and trash  
depositions issues for the ,tijuana     
,river2 ,whereas sediment1 trash1 and   
other pollutants carried in stormwater  
runoff currently threaten the valley's  
valuable ecological1 recreational1 and  
economic resources2 ,whereas on ,june   
#ai1 #bjab1 the ,,usibwc convened a     
binational meeting among stakeholders to
 hear presentations regarding trash1    
sediment1 and water quality issues2     
,whereas ,,usibwc ,commissioner ,edward 
,drusina and ,,cila ,commissioner       
,roberto ,fernando ,salmn ,castelo      
proposed developing a principal         
engineers joint report and subsequent   
minute to address trash1 sediment1 and  

water quality2 ,whereas both the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico have developed a   
schematics for binational coordination1 
including a working group to analyze    
data and formulate recommendations2     
,whereas trash1 sediment1 and water     
quality solutions will be key to the    
sustainability of the ,tijuana ,river1  
the ,rio ,grande1 and ,colorado ,river  
watersheds2 ,whereas support for the    
mission of the ,,usibwc is crucial to   
maintaining the valuable ecological1    
recreational1 and economic resources    
along the ,united ,states border with   
,mexico2 ,whereas the ,,usibwc has      
jurisdiction over key watersheds along  
the border in ,california1 ,arizona1    
,new ,mexico1 and ,texas2 ,whereas the  
,,usibwc works directly with local      
communities to conserve transboundary   
rivers in ,san ,diego1 ,california1     
,calexico1 ,california1 ,nogales1       
,arizona1 ,douglas1 ,arizona1 ,el ,paso1
 ,texas1 and ,laredo1 ,texas2 ,whereas  
the ,,usibwc is a key component of the  

,united ,states strategy to partner with
 ,mexico to provide a binational forum  
to administer the water-rights between  
the two nations2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states and ,mexico have the common goal
 of reducing pollutants at the source on
 both sides of the border2 and ,whereas 
the ,united ,states will continue to    
utilize existing mechanisms1 such as the
 ,united ,states ,environmental         
,protection ,agency ,border #bjbj       
program1 the ,border ,environmental     
,cooperation ,commission and local      
public and private entities to address  
environmental concerns on the border3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 expresses  
its support for the proposed minute to  
address trash1 sediment1 and water      
quality between the ,united ,states and 
,mexico's respective sections of the    
,international ,boundary and ,water     
,commission2  7#b7 commends the         
,,usibwc1 the ,tijuana ,river ,valley   
,recovery ,team1 and local environmental

 organizations for their leadership in  
addressing these issues2 and  7#c7      
reaffirms its commitment to continue its
 partnerships with ,mexico on protecting
 the transnational watersheds4