,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjag,mr4 ,v>gas 7= himself & ,mr4      
,issa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !     
,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 to
 c>ry out a compreh5sive protection &   
rehabilitation program = ! ,tijuana     
,riv] ,valley1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tijuana ,riv] ,valley ,compreh5sive    
,protection & ,rehabilitation ,act (    
#bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress    
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 !   
,tijuana ,riv] ,valley is a broad       
natural floodpla9 conta9+ a v>iety (    
wetl& & rip>ian areas2  7#b7 ! ,tijuana 

,riv] ,valley is a small portion ( !    
,tijuana ,riv]'s #a1gjj squ>e miles (   
wat]%$2  7#c7 ! ,tijuana ,riv]'s wat]%$ 
area includes portions ( s\? ,san ,diego
 ,c\nty & nor!rn ,baja ,cali=nia1       
,mexico2  7#d7 ! ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley 
,plann+ ,area is b\nd$ by ! city (      
,imp]ial ,bea* & ! ,otay ,mesa-,ne/or   
community to ! nor?1 ! ,san ,ysidro     
community to ! ea/1 ,mexico to ! s\?1 & 
,bord] ,field ,/ate ,p>k & ,imp]ial     
,bea* to ! we/2  7#e7 ne> ! coa/ is !   
mo/ ext5sive salt m>% 9 s\!rn ,cali=nia1
 :i* is pres]v$ )9 ! ,tijuana ,riv]     
,national ,e/u>9e ,sanctu>y2  7#f7 fur!r
 inl&1 ! ,tijuana ,riv] is vegetat$ )   
rip>ian habitat2  7#g7 ! ,tijuana ,riv] 
,valley is b\nd$ on ! s\? by high mesas 
& deep canyons cov]$ by *ap>ral1 sage   
scrub1 & grassl&s2  7#h7 ! floodpla9 ( !
 ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley curr5tly conta9s
 a mixture ( agricultural fields1       
eque/rian facilities1 rural h\s+1       
rip>ian woodl&1 & di/urb$ habitats2     
7#i7 p]iodic ra9s 9 ! region h produc$  

flood+ & cross-bord] fl[s ( wa/ewat] &  
sewage1 caus+ public heal? conc]ns z    
well z disruptions to ! local t\ri/     
economy & milit>y read9ess2 &  7#aj7 9  
,febru>y #bjag1 z report$ 9 !           
,transb\nd>y ,bypass ,fl[s into !       
,tijuana ,riv] report releas$ by !      
,unit$ ,/ates section ( ! ,int]national 
,b\nd>y & ,wat] ,commission1 ,unit$     
,/ates & ,mexico1 approximately #bh     
million gallons ( sewage 0 dis*>g$ into 
! ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley1 result+ 9 bea*
 closures ?r\gh\t ! region4  7b7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t   
all p]t95t ,f$]al ag5cies1 9 conjunction
 ) _! ,mexican c\nt]p>ts1 %\ld use all  
available res\rces to upgrade & enhance 
! physical infra/ructure ( ! ,tijuana   
,riv] ,valley to /op & manage all       
wa/ewat]1 sewage1 tra%1 & s$im5t spills4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ 
def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,mexican         
gov]nm5ts ,! t]m ,mexican gov]nm5ts     
means ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts
 ( ! ,unit$ ,mexican ,/ates4  7#b7      

,re/oration & protection ,! t]m         
re/oration & protection means !         
cons]vation1 /ew>d%ip1 & enhancem5t ( ! 
physical infra/ructure 9 bo? ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ,mexico to prev5t flood+ &     
wa/ewat]1 sewage1 tra%1 & s$im5t spills 
9 ! ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley4  7#c7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s4  7#d7 ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley
 ,! t]m ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley means !  
plann+ area 9 ,san ,diego ,c\nty b\nd$  
by ! city ( ,imp]ial ,bea* & ! ,otay    
,mesa-,ne/or community to ! nor?1 ! ,san
 ,ysidro community to ! ea/1 ,mexico to 
! s\?1 & ,bord] ,field ,/ate ,p>k &     
,imp]ial ,bea* to ! we/4  #d4 ,tijuana  
,riv] ,valley compreh5sive protection & 
rehabilitation program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
accordance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry
 out a compreh5sive protection &        
rehabilitation program = ! ,tijuana     
,riv] ,valley4  7b7 ,coord9ation ,9     
e/abli%+ ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all    

consult1 z appropriate1 )-- 7#a7 ! heads
 ( ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+--  7,a7 !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior2  7,b7 !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security2  7,c7 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices2  7,d7 ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy2  7,e7 ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate2  7,f7 ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4    
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection2 &  7,g7 ! 
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,commission]1 ,int]national ,b\nd>y &  
,wat] ,commission1 ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,mexico2  7#c7 ! ,bord] ,environm5t     
,coop]ation ,commission2  7#d7 ! ,nor?  
,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank2  7#e7 !     
,gov]nor ( ,cali=nia2  7#f7 ! ,cali=nia 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2  7#g7 
! city ( ,imp]ial ,bea*2  7#h7 ! city ( 
,san ,diego2  7#i7 ! c\nty ( ,san       
,diego2  7#aj7 ! ,san ,diego ,regional  
,wat] ,quality ,control ,bo>d2  7#aa7 ! 
,tijuana ,riv] ,national ,e/u>9e ,rese>*
 ,res]ve2  7#ab7 ,mexican gov]nm5ts2 &  
7#ac7 o!r public ag5cies & organizations

 ) au?ority = ! plann+ & implem5tation (
 cons]vation /rategies relat+ to !      
,tijuana ,riv] ,valley 9 bo? ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ,mexico4  7c7 ,purposes ,!     
purposes ( ! program include-- 7#a7     
coord9at+ re/oration & protection       
activities among ,mexican1 ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 local1 & regional entities &     
cons]vation p>tn]s relat+ to ! ,tijuana 
,riv] ,valley2 &  7#b7 c>ry+ out        
coord9at$ re/oration & protection       
activities1 & provid+ = te*nical        
assi/ance1 relat+ to ! ,tijuana ,riv]   
,valley4  7d7 ,feasibility & te*nical   
assi/ance plan ,n lat] ?an #cfj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all develop a feasibility &  
te*nical assi/ance plan = updat$        
wa/ewat] infra/ructure & flood          
prep>$ness 9 ! ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley4  
7e7 ,grants & assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all
 provide grants & te*nical assi/ance to 
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 nonpr(it       
organizations1 & in/itutions ( high]    

education1 9 bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,mexico1 to c>ry out ! purposes ( !     
program4  7#b7 ,crit]ia ,! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ! organizations describ$ 
9 subsection 7b71 %all develop crit]ia =
 provid+ grants & te*nical assi/ance "u 
?is subsection to ensure t su*          
activities accompli% "o or m ( !        
purposes id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 &    
advance ! implem5tation ( priority      
actions or ne$s id5tifi$ "u ! program4  
7f7 ,grant managem5t s]vices  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may ent] into an     
agreem5t to manage ! implem5tation ( ?is
 section ) ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,developm5t 
,bank1 ! ,bord] ,environm5t ,coop]ation 
,commission1 or a simil> organization t 
(f]s grant managem5t s]vices4  7#b7     
,fund+ ,if ! ,secret>y ent]s into an    
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 !            
organization select$ %all-- 7,a7 = ea*  
fiscal ye>1 receive am\nts to c>ry out  
?is section 9 an advance paym5t ( !     
entire am\nt on ,octob] #a ( t fiscal   
ye> or z soon z practicable !reaft]2    

7,b7 inve/ & re9ve/ ^? am\nts = ! b5efit
 ( ! program2 &  7,c7 o!rwise adm9i/] ! 
implem5tation ( ?is section to support  
p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! public & private     
sectors 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7g7
 ,co/ %>+ ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a     
project = :i* a grant is provid$ "u ?is 
section may n exce$ #ee p]c5t ( ! total 
co/ ( ! project4  7h7 ,priority ,9      
select+ projects to receive assi/ance "u
 ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all give       
priority to projects ) mat*+ funds f    
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts or ,mexican     
gov]nm5ts4  7i7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = ea* fiscal ye> su* sums z 
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4
  #e4 ,monitor+ & notifications  7a7    
,transb\nd>y ,wat]way ,al]t ,sy/em ,us+ 
! sy/ems ( ! ,int]national ,b\nd>y &    
,wat] ,commission1 ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,mexico1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all       
e/abli% an updat$ & onl9e sy/em1 to be  
kn[n z ! ,transb\nd>y ,wat]way ,al]t    
,sy/em 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     

,sy/em71 to monitor1 w>n1 & protect     
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f undue &     
avoidable h>m f wa/ewat]1 sewage1 tra%1 
& s$im5t spills & flood+ = ea* major    
wat]way along ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico   
bord]4  7b7 ,objectives ,! objectives ( 
! ,sy/em %all be to monitor all !       
wat]ways along ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico  
bord]--  7#a7 to ensure updat$ & timely 
in=mation on all wat] te/+ results1     
wa/ewat]1 sewage1 tra%1 & s$im5t spills1
 & flood w>n+s2 &  7#b7 to ensure t su* 
in=mation is accessible & readily       
available to ! public & gov]nm5t        
(ficials on ! int]net4  7c7 ,p>tn]%ips  
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may ent] into      
coop]ative agreem5ts ) in/itutions (    
high] education & ,mexican gov]nm5ts = !
 e/abli%m5t & managem5t ( ! ,sy/em4  7d7
 ,notification  7#a7 ,notification (    
,mexican gov]nm5ts ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
%all submit a diplomatic note to its    
,mexican c\nt]p>ts to provide in=mation 
( a wa/ewat]1 sewage1 tra%1 or s$im5t   
spill 9 ! ,tijuana ,riv] ,valley ^u !   

initial discov]y ( ! spill4  7#b7       
,notification ( ,unit$ ,/ates local     
gov]nm5ts ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission]1     
,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]           
,commission1 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1   
%all notify ! city ( ,san ,diego1 ! city
 ( ,imp]ial ,bea*1 & ! c\nty ( ,san     
,diego ^u initial discov]y ( a wa/ewat]1
 sewage1 tra%1 or s$im5t spill 9 !      
,tijuana ,riv] ,valley4