Sec. 12030. Management of International Transboundary Water Pollution
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In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Commission means the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission. The term covered funds means amounts made available to the Administrator under the heading Environmental Protection Agency—State and Tribal Assistance Grants under title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act ( Public Law 116–113 ). The term treatment works has the meaning given that term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1292 ).
The term U.S.-Mexico border region means any area in the United States that is located within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico border. The Administrator may, using covered funds, provide to the Commission grants for projects for treatment works for the U.S.-Mexico border region that— protect residents within the U.S.-Mexico border region from pollution resulting from— transboundary flows of wastewater (including stormwater) or other international transboundary water flows originating in Mexico; and any inadequacies or breakdowns of treatment works in Mexico; and provide treatment of such flows in compliance with local, State, and Federal law.
The Commission may use funds received under this section to plan, study, design, and construct treatment works in accordance with this section, and carry out any related activities. The Commission shall consult and coordinate with the Administrator in carrying out any project using funds received under this section. The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1372 , 1388) shall apply to the construction of any treatment works in the United States for which the Commission receives funds under this section.
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