Sec. 401 Role of the Commissioner and international agreements
Wastewater and stormwater authority— The Commissioner may study, design, construct, operate, and maintain projects to manage, improve, and protect the quality of wastewater, stormwater runoff, and other untreated flows in the Tijuana River watershed and the New River watershed.
Tijuana and New River projects within the United States— The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall—
construct, operate, and maintain projects that—
are on a priority list developed under section 104(c) or 204(c);
are within the United States; and
improve the water quality of the Tijuana River watershed or the New River watershed, as applicable; and
use available funds, including funds received under this Act, to construct, operate, and maintain the projects described in paragraph (1).
Agreements with Mexico— The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, may execute an agreement with the appropriate official or officials of the Government of Mexico for—
the joint study and design of stormwater control and water quality projects; and
on approval of the necessary plans and specifications of the projects described in paragraph (1), the construction, operation, and maintenance of those projects by the United States and Mexico, in accordance with the treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort Quitman, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, and supplementary protocol, signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), between the United States and Mexico.
Funding— A project located wholly or partially within Mexico shall be eligible for funding under the program established under section 301(b) if the project is—
identified under and consistent with the results of the study under subsection (c)(1); and
approved pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
Savings provision— Nothing in this section limits the authority of the International Boundary and Water Commission under this Act or any other provision of law.