7 U.S.C. § 5404
(a)
Establishment— The President shall establish an
advisory board to be known as the Good Neighbor Environmental
Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “
Board”).
(b)
Purpose— The purpose of the
Board shall be to advise the President and the Congress on the need for implementation of environmental and infrastructure projects (including projects that affect agriculture,
rural development, and human nutrition) within the
States of the
United States contiguous to Mexico in
order to improve the quality of life of
persons residing on the
United States side of the border.
(c)
Membership— The
Board shall be composed
of—
(1)
representatives from the
United States Government, including a representative from the Department of Agriculture and representatives from other appropriate agencies;
(2)
representatives from the governments of the
States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and
(3)
representatives from private organizations, including community development, academic, health, environmental, and other nongovernmental entities with experience and expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest border.
(d)
Annual reports to President and Congress—
(1)
In general— The
Board shall submit to the President and the Congress of the
United States an annual report
on—
(A)
the environmental and infrastructure projects referred to in
subsection (a) that have been implemented, and
(B)
the need for the implementation of additional environmental and infrastructure projects.
(2)
Transmission of copies to Board members— The
Board shall—
(A)
transmit to each member of the
Board a copy of any report to be submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) at least 14 days before its submission, and
(B)
allow each member of the
Board to have 14 days within which to prepare and submit supplemental views with respect to the recommendations of the
Board for inclusion in such report.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 102–532, § 6, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3513.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992, and not as part of subtitle F (§ 1471 et seq.) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101–624 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Authority
Authority of President under this section delegated to Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency by section 10 of Ex. Ord. No. 12916, May 13, 1994, 59 F.R. 25780, set out as a note under section 3473 of Title 19, Customs Duties.