22 U.S.C. § 277a : US Code - Section 277A: Investigations of commission; construction of works or projects

Search 22 U.S.C. § 277a : US Code - Section 277A: Investigations of commission; construction of works or projects

The Secretary of State, acting through the American Commissioner,
International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, is
further authorized to conduct technical and other investigations
relating to the defining, demarcation, fencing, or monumentation of
the land and water boundary between the United States and Mexico,
to flood control, water resources, conservation, and utilization of
water, sanitation and prevention of pollution, channel
rectification, stabilization, drainage of transboundary storm
waters, and other related matters upon the international boundary
between the United States and Mexico; and to construct and maintain
fences, monuments and other demarcations of the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico, and sewer systems, water
systems, and electric light, power and gas systems crossing the
international border, and to continue such work and operations
through the American Commissioner as are now in progress and are
authorized by law.
The President is authorized and empowered to construct, operate,
and maintain on the Rio Grande River below Fort Quitman, Texas, any
and all works or projects which are recommended to the President as
the result of such investigations and by the President are deemed
necessary and proper.