,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ad1      
#bjag,mr4 ,vargas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of the ,army1     
acting through the ,chief of ,engineers1
 to carry out a program to prevent      
flooding and wastewater1 sewage1 trash1 
and sediment spills in the ,tijuana     
,river ,valley1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,sewage ,free ,tijuana ,river   
,valley ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,prevention 
of flooding and wastewater1 sewage1     
trash1 and sediment spills in ,tijuana  
,river ,valley  7a7 ,in general ,the    

,secretary shall carry out a program to 
enhance the physical infrastructure in  
both the ,united ,states and ,mexico to 
prevent flooding and wastewater1 sewage1
 trash1 and sediment spills in the      
,tijuana ,river ,valley4  7b7 ,purposes 
,the purposes of the program include--  
7#a7 coordinating restoration and       
protection activities among ,mexican1   
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and regional   
entities and conservation partners      
relating to the ,tijuana ,river ,valley2
 and  7#b7 carrying out coordinated     
restoration and protection activities1  
and providing for technical assistance1 
relating to the ,tijuana ,river ,valley4
  7c7 ,coordination ,in establishing the
 program1 the ,secretary shall consult1 
as appropriate1 with-- 7#a7 the heads of
 ,federal agencies1 including--  7,a7   
the ,secretary of the ,interior2  7,b7  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  
7,c7 the ,administrator of ,general     
,services2  7,d7 the ,commissioner of   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2

 and  7,e7 the ,director of the ,united 
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service2   
7#b7 the ,united ,states ,commissioner1 
,international ,boundary and ,water     
,commission1 ,united ,states and        
,mexico2  7#c7 the ,border ,environment 
,cooperation ,commission2  7#d7 the     
,north ,american ,development ,bank2    
7#e7 the ,governor of ,california2  7#f7
 the ,california ,environmental         
,protection ,agency2  7#g7 the city of  
,imperial ,beach2  7#h7 the city of ,san
 ,diego2  7#i7 the county of ,san       
,diego2  7#aj7 the ,san ,diego ,regional
 ,water ,quality ,control ,board2  7#aa7
 the ,tijuana ,river ,national          
,estuarine ,research ,reserve2  7#ab7   
,mexican governments2 and  7#ac7 other  
public agencies and organizations with  
authority for the planning and          
implementation of conservation          
strategies relating to the ,tijuana     
,river ,valley in both the ,united      
,states and ,mexico4  7d7 ,non-,federal 
share ,the non-,federal share of the    

cost of any project carried out with    
grant assistance made available under   
the program shall be #ej percent4  7e7  
,definitions ,in this section1 the      
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,mexican governments ,the term ,mexican 
governments means the ,federal1 ,state1 
and local governments of the ,united    
,mexican ,states4  7#b7 ,restoration and
 protection ,the term restoration and   
protection means the conservation1      
stewardship1 and enhancement of the     
physical infrastructure in both the     
,united ,states and ,mexico to prevent  
flooding and wastewater1 sewage1 trash1 
and sediment spills in the ,tijuana     
,river ,valley4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of 
,engineers4  7#d7 ,tijuana ,river       
,valley ,the term ,tijuana ,river       
,valley means the planning area in ,san 
,diego ,county bounded by the city of   
,imperial ,beach and the ,otay          
,mesa-,nestor community to the north1   

the ,san ,ysidro community to the east1 
,mexico to the south1 and ,border ,field
 ,state ,park and ,imperial ,beach to   
the west4  7f7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjah through #bjbb4