2024 - Assembly Joint Resolution 12 (Alvarez, David), Tijuana River: Cross-Border Pollution (Chaptered)
Bill Number
AJR 12
Legislative Session
2023-2024
Bill Information
Category
Air Quality and Emissions, Local Air Districts, Waste Management
Status
Chaptered
Author
Alvarez.David
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
Urges the United States Congress and President Biden to: 1) fully fund the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Infrastructure Solution for the Tijuana River due to the ongoing impacts to public health, the environment, and the local economy caused by cross-border pollution, and 2) include sufficient ongoing operation and maintenance funding for the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in future federal budgets and provide funding to address ongoing cross-border pollution impacting the New River. The measure also urges President Biden to declare a national emergency due to the ongoing impacts caused by cross-border pollution in the Tijuana River Valley..