A bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• Congress would let the U.S. border water agency take money from federal, state, local, or private sources to plan, build, run, or repair wastewater treatment, water-saving projects, and flood control works.
• Any money it accepts would go into a U.S. Treasury account for the U.S.-Mexico boundary water agency and could be used until it’s spent, instead of expiring at the end of the year.
• The bill limits how much the agency can count back to non-federal partners: it cannot provide more than $5 million per year in credit or reimbursement tied to these accepted funds.
• The agency could not take money from a non-federal group tied to a “foreign country of concern,” and it must send Congress a yearly report on what the funds paid for and the costs.
• If enacted, this could speed up fixes in border communities where broken wastewater systems or flood risks affect daily life, like beach closures, bad odors, or neighborhood flooding.