TIJUANA RIVER INTERNATIO NAL FLOOD CONTROL governmeni PROJECT Storage H E A R IN G ! BEFORE THE SUBC OMMITTEE ON INT ER-AM ERICAN AF FA IR S OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFF AIR S HOUSE OF REP RESEN TATIV ES EIG HTY-NINT II CONGRESS SE CO ND SE SS IO N ON H.R . 7573 an d S. 2540 (H .R . 13825) TO AUTH ORIZ E TH E CO NC LU SIO N OF AN AG RE EM EN T FO R THE JO IN T CO NS TR UC TION BY T H E UNIT ED ST AT ES AN D MEX ICO OF AN IN TE RNATI ONAL FL OO D CO NT RO L PR O JE C T FO R TH E TIJUANA R IV ER IN ACCO RD AN CE W IT H TH E PR OVISIO NS OF TH E TR EA TY OF FE BR UARY 3, 1944, W IT H ME XICO , AN D FO R OTH ER PURPO SE S MA RC H 14, 1966 P ri nte d fo r th e use of th e Co mmitt ee on Fo re ign Affairs U.S. GOVERNM ENT PRINT ING OFF ICE 60 316 WASHINGTON : 1986 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS TH OM AS E. MOR GAN , Pennsylvania, Chairman CLE M E N T J. ZABLO CKI, Wisconsin FRAN CES P. BOLT ON, Ohio OM AR BURLE SO N, Texas E. ROSS AD AIR , Indiana ED N A F. K E L L Y , New York W IL LI AM S. M AIL LIA RD , California W AYN E L. H AYS, Ohio PE T E R H. B. FRELIN GH U YSEN , New Jersey A RM IS TEAD I. SELD EN , J r., Alabama W IL LI AM S. BRO O M FIE LD , Michigan B A R R A TT O’ HAR A, Illinois J. IR VIN G W H A LLEY, Pennsylvania L. H. FOUN TA IN , North Carolina H. R. GR OS S, Iowa D A N TE B. FA SC ELL, Florida E. Y . B E R R Y , South Dakota LE ONARD FA R B STE IN , New York EDW ARD J. DERW IN SK I, Illinois CH ARLES C. DIG GS, J e., Michigan F. BRAD FORD MOR SE , Massachusetts L IN D L E Y BECK W O RTH , Texas VERNON W. TH OMSO N, Wisconsin H AR RIS B. MCD OW EL L, J e., Delaware JA MES G. FU LTO N, Pennsylvania W IL LI AM T . M U RPH Y, Illinois CORNELI US E. GALLAGH ER, New Jersey RO BERT N. C. N IX , Pennsylvania JOHN S. M ON AGAN, Connecticut DONALD M. FRASER, Minnesota RONALD BROOKS CAM ERON, California BENJA M IN S. RO SE NTH AL, New York ED W AR D R. R O YBAL, California JOHN C. CU LVER, Iowa LEE H. H AM IL TO N , Indiana R O Y H. M cV IC K ER, Colorado B oyd C rawford , Sta ff Adm ini strator R oy J. B ullo ck , Senio r Sta ff Co nsultant A lbert C . F. W estphal , St af f Co nsultan t Franklin J. S chupp, Sta ff Co nsultan t R obe rt F . B ran dt , Sta ff C on sulta nt H arry C. C rome r , Sta ff Co nsultant Philip B . B illings , Sta ff Co nsultant Marian A . C zarneck i , Sta ff Co ns ultant Melvin O. B enso n , St aff Co ns ultant June N igh, Se nior Sta ff As sist an t H elen C. M attas , Sta ff As sist an t H ele n L . H ash agen , Sta ff Ass ista nt Mary L ouise O ’B rien , Sta ff Assist an t Mar y M. L alos, St aff Ass ista nt Jean E . S mith, Sta ff Ass ista nt R obe rt J. B owen , Clerica l A ssistant J i . r; i • f- S ubc ommit te e on I nte r -A mer ic an A ffair s AR M IS TE AD I. SELD EN, J r., Alabama, Chairman B A R R A T T O’H ARA, Illinois WILLIAM S. M AIL LI ARD, California D A N T E B. FA SCELL, Florida J. IR VIN G W H ALL EY, Pennsylvania OM AR BU RLESO N , Texas H. R. GR OS S, Iowa L IN D L E Y BECK W ORTH , Texas F. BR A D FO R D MOR SE , Massachusetts RO N ALD BRO O KS CA MER ON , California JO HN S. MON AG AN , Connecticut EDW ARD R. RO YB A L, California R O Y H. M cV IC KER, Colorado R obert F. B ran dt , Sta ff Co nsultant H elen L . H ash age n , Sta ff Co nsultant C O N T E N T S WITNE SSES Bartch, Carl E., Deputy Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, D epartme nt of Page Sta te_______________ ____ _____________________ _____ ________ 17 Curran, Hon. Frank, mayor of the city of San Diego, Calif____________ 3 Friedkin, Hon. J. F., Commissioner, Internatio nal Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico___________________________ 5 Hahn, Walter, assistant city manager, city of San Diego, Calif_________ 12 Preston, Lt. Col. Edm und R., Jr., assista nt director of civil works for the Pacific divisions, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Van Deerlin, Hon. Lionel, a Representative in Congress from the Statejof California____________________________________________________ 2 MEMORANDUMS AND STATEMENTS SU BM ITTE D FO R TH E RECORD Map, overflow area and recommended plan of improvement, Tiju ana Text of H.R. 7 5 7 3 ._____ ________ _____ ________________________ 1 Summary statem ent submitted by Hon. J. F. Friedkin, Commissioner, Internatio nal Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico_______________________________________________________ 5 Present and anticip ated land values, Tijuan a River Valley (United Sta tes)______________ ____ ____________________________________ 25 Letter from Hon. Bob Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, March 21, 1966, to Hon. Thom as E. Morgan, chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs___________________________________ 26 Letter report, August 26, 1966, on H.R . 7573, from the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations______________________________ 26 Letter report, August 4, 1966, of Commissioner J. F. Friedkin, to the Sec­ retary of State, relative to an inte rnation al flood control project, Tijuana River Basin in California and Baja California______________________ 28 Letter report, February 23, 1966, on H.R . 7573, from the Assistan t Secre­ tar y of the Interior____________________________________________ 29 Letter report, February 21, 1966, on H .R. 7573, from the D eputy Attorney General______________________________________________________ 30 Letter report, February 11, 1966, on H.R . 7573, from the Acting General Council of the Treas ury ________________________________________ 30 Appendix: Resolutions of city of San Diego, Calif., and county of San Diego..................... 31 m 60 -3 16 0 - 66 (F ace p. 1) TIJU ANA RIVER INT ERNATIO NAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT MON DA Y, M ARCH 14, 19 66 H ouse of R epr esen ta tiv es , C ommit te e on F orei gn A ffa ir s , S ubco m m it te e on I n ter -A mer ic an A ffa ir s , Washington, D.C. The Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2200, Rayburn Building, Hon. Armistead I. Selden (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. S elden. The meeting will come to order. The subcommittee has before it this morning H .R. 7573, a bill to authorize the conclusion of an agreement for the joint construction by the United States and Mexico of an international flood control project on the Tia Juana River in accordance with provisions of the treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico and for other purposes. (The text of H.R. 7573 follows:) [H.H . 7573, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize the conclusion of an agreement for the joint construction by the United States and Mexico of an internationa l flood control project for the Tia Jua na River in accordance with the provisions of the t rea ty of Feb rua ry 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State, acting thro ugh the United States Commissioner, Internation al Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is hereby authorized to conclude with th e app ropriate official or officials of the Government of Mexico a n agreement for the joint con­ struction , operation, and maintenance by the United States and Mexico, in accordance with the provisions of the treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, of an international flood control project for the Tia Juana River, which shall be located and have substantially the characteristics described in “Report on an Internatio nal Flood Control Project, Tia Juana River Basin”, prepared by the United States Section, Inte rnational Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. Sec. 2. If agreement is concluded pursua nt to section 1 of this Act, the said United States Commissioner is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain the portion of such project assigned to the United States, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Departme nt of State for use of the United States Section, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, That no part of any appropriation made shall be expended for construction on any land, site, or easement, except such as has been acquired by donation and the title thereto has been approved by the Attorney General of the United States.