,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #bc1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,davis of ,california 7for   
herself1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,california1    
,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that the ,department of
 the ,navy should take a leading role in
 the mitigation of cross-border spills1 
discharges1 and debris in the ,tijuana  
,river that impact national security    
interests of the ,united ,states4       
,whereas runoff crossing the ,united    
,states-,mexico border poses significant
 environmental and public health risks2 
,whereas discharges of raw sewage into  
the ,tijuana ,river have required ,navy 
in-water military training in the       
vicinity of ,coronado1 ,california1 to  
be shifted to other locations due to    
health and safety concerns2 ,whereas the

 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ,navy ,,seal training   
center1 ,naval ,base ,coronado ,coastal 
,campus1 is located less than three     
miles from the mouth of the ,tijuana    
,river2 ,whereas sewage spills and      
debris1 such as discarded tires1 often  
clog the river channel1 causing         
substantial erosion along the perimeter 
of the ,naval ,outlying ,landing ,field 
,imperial ,beach 7,,nolfib71 which has  
threatened the installation's perimeter 
fencing and resulted in the ,navy       
developing a project to reinforce the   
riverbank and relocate portions of ,navy
 fencing2 ,whereas such discharges also 
cause secondary impacts to local ,navy  
operations1 such as beach closures at   
,naval ,base ,coronado in areas that are
 prime nesting grounds for the ,western 
,snowy ,plover and the ,california      
,least ,tern2 ,whereas increased        
regulatory actions by ,state and        
,federal environmental protection       
agencies may be levied if the quality   
and safety of these species' nesting    

areas are affected1 which will          
negatively constrain military activities
 in these areas2 and ,whereas ,congress 
is concerned that future spills1        
discharges1 and debris from the ,tijuana
 ,river may have more significant       
impacts on the military installations   
and operations in the ,san ,diego       
region3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it
 is the sense of the ,house of          
,representatives that the ,department of
 the ,navy should take a leading role in
 the mitigation of cross-border spills1 
discharges1 and debris in the ,tijuana  
,river that impact national security    
interests of the ,united ,states4