[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 25779-25781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12284]
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[Federal Register: May 18, 1994]
Presidential Documents
Executive Order 12916 of May 13, 1994
Implementation of the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission and the North American
Development Bank
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the North American Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182; 107
Stat. 2057 (``NAFTA Implementation Act''), and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. The Agreement Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the
United Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a
Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North
American Development Bank (``Agreement'') shall be
implemented consistent with United States policy for
the protection of human, animal or plant life or
health, and the environment. The Agreement shall also
be implemented to advance sustainable development,
pollution prevention, environmental justice, ecosystem
protection, and biodiversity preservation and in a
manner that promotes transparency and public
participation in accordance with the North American
Free Trade Agreement and the Agreement.
Sec. 2. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the United States Commissioner,
International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico (``Commissioner''), shall represent
the United States as Members of the Board of Directors
of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission in
accordance with the Agreement.
(b) The policies and positions of the United States
in the Border Environment Cooperation Commission shall
be coordinated through applicable interagency
procedures, which shall include participation by the
Department of State, the Department of the Treasury,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Department of the Interior, the Agency for
International Development, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and, as appropriate, other Federal agencies.
(c) The Commissioner shall promote cooperation, as
appropriate, between the International Boundary and
Water Commission and the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission in planning, developing, carrying out border
sanitation, and other environmental activities.
Sec. 3. (a) The United States Government
representatives to the Board of the North American
Development Bank shall be the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) For purposes of loans or guarantees for
projects certified by the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission, the representatives shall be
instructed in accordance with the procedures of the
National Advisory Council on International Monetary and
Financial Policies (``Council'') as established by
Executive Order No. 11269. For purposes of this section
only, the membership of the Council shall be expanded
to include the Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior,
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(c) For purposes of loans or guarantees for
projects certified by the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission, the representatives shall
consult with the Community Adjustment and Investment
Program Advisory Committee (``Advisory Committee''),
established pursuant to section 543(b) of the NAFTA
Implementation Act concerning community adjustment and
investment aspects of such loans or guarantees.
(d) For purposes of loans, guarantees, or grants
endorsed by the United States for community adjustment
and investment, the representatives shall be instructed
by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with
procedures established by the Community Adjustment and
Investment Program Finance Committee established
pursuant to section 7 of this order.
Sec. 4. The functions vested in the President by
section 543(a)(1) of the NAFTA Implementation Act are
delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 5. The functions vested in the President by
section 543(a)(2) and (3) of the NAFTA Implementation
Act are delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, who
shall exercise such functions in accordance with the
recommendations of the Community Adjustment and
Investment Program Finance Committee established
pursuant to section 7 of this order.
Sec. 6. The functions vested in the President by
section 543(a)(5) and section 543(d) of the NAFTA
Implementation Act are delegated to the Community
Adjustment and Investment Program Finance Committee
established pursuant to section 7 of this order, which
shall exercise such functions in consultation with the
Advisory Committee.
Sec. 7. (a) There is hereby established a Community
Adjustment and Investment Program Finance Committee
(``Finance Committee'').
(b) The Finance Committee shall be composed of
representatives from the Department of the Treasury,
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business
Administration, and any other Federal agencies selected
by the Chair of the Finance Committee to assist in
carrying out the community adjustment and investment
program pursuant to section 543(a)(3) of the NAFTA
Implementation Act.
(c) The Department of the Treasury representative
shall serve as Chair of the Finance Committee. The
Chair shall be responsible for presiding over the
meetings of the Finance Committee, ensuring that the
views of all other Members are taken into account,
coordinating with other appropriate United States
Government agencies in carrying out the community
adjustment and investment program, and requesting
meetings of the Advisory Committee pursuant to section
543(b)(4)(C) of the NAFTA Implementation Act.
Sec. 8. Any advice or conclusions of reviews provided
to the President by the Advisory Committee pursuant to
section 543(b)(3) of the NAFTA Implementation Act shall
be provided through the Finance Committee.
Sec. 9. Any summaries of public comments or conclusions
of investigations and audits provided to the President
by the ombudsman pursuant to section 543(c)(1) of the
NAFTA Implementation Act shall be provided through the
Finance Committee.
Sec. 10. The authority of the President under section 6
of Public Law 102-532; 7 U.S.C. 5404, to establish an
advisory board to be known as the Good Neighbor
Environmental Board is delegated to the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sec. 11. This order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and is not
intended to, and does not, create any right to
administrative or judicial review, or any other right
or benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or
procedural, enforceable by a party against the United
States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers
or employees, or any other person.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 13, 1994.
[FR Doc. 94-12284
Filed 5-16-94; 2:53 pm]
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