Contact Congress about H.R. 1948: 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.

The bill lets the U.S. border water commission accept outside funding for wastewater, water conservation, and flood control work. It also limits some partner reimbursements and blocks money from certain foreign-linked entities.

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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. is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Latest action on H.R. 1948: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects communities near the U.S.-Mexico border that deal with sewage spills, water shortages, or flood risk. It also directly affects the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which would get more freedom to accept outside funding but would have to follow new limits and reporting rules. Local governments, utilities, and other nonfederal partners could have a clearer path to help fund projects, though some foreign-linked entities would be shut out.

Why this matters: Border water problems can harm daily life, public health, and local infrastructure. This bill could make it easier for the commission to pull together money for wastewater, water-saving, and flood-control work when different partners are willing to help. That may matter in places dealing with sewage spills or flood danger. But the bill is mostly a funding tool. It does not provide new appropriated money, choose which projects go first, or fix other delays by itself.

Key provisions in H.R. 1948

• The commission could take money from federal agencies and outside groups. It could do that through grants or other funding agreements.
• That money could support border water projects from start to finish. It covers studying, designing, building, operating, and maintaining wastewater treatment, water-saving projects, flood-control works, and related structures.
• All accepted money must go into the commission’s current U.S. Treasury account. That money stays available until it is spent, instead of expiring at the end of the budget year.
• Nonfederal partners could get payback or cost-share credit only up to a combined total of $5 million each fiscal year. That cap applies across all nonfederal entities, not to each one separately.
• The commission could not take money from some foreign-linked nonfederal entities. That includes entities based in, organized under, or mainly operating in a foreign country of concern, or entities that have an agreement with one, using an existing federal definition.

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What is H.R. 1948?

The bill lets the U.S. border water commission accept outside funding for wastewater, water conservation, and flood control work. It also limits some partner reimbursements and blocks money from certain foreign-linked entities.

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