Border Institution Watch
One of the central goals of the Border Trade
& Environment Project is to monitor the new institutions created in legislation parallel
to the North American Free Trade Agreement, as well as progress made by
the U.S. and Mexican governments on binational environmental issues through
the
Border XXI Plan. These
institutions include the North American Development Bank (NADBank)
and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC),
as well as the trilateral Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC),
formed as a result of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.
Border Institution Watch provides periodic reviews of BECC, NADBANK and CEC
meetings and projects, and posts comments on proposed rules and projects. Those who attend such
meetings are also
welcome to contact us with their own opinions
for possible inclusion here. Those interested in these issues may also want to join e-mail
listserves such as CECNET and BECCNET. Contact
the Udall Center for Public Policy
for details on how to join these listserves.
What's New for 2001
Summare of NADBANK Annual Meeting, December 13, 2001.
Summary of BECC December meeting, December 6, 2001
Summary of the Public Meeting of the EPA Meeting in Laredo, Texas, October 10,2001
Comments on BECC/NADBANK reform (in Spanish)
Summary of the Meeting of BECC Board of Directors on June 20, 2001 in Washington, D.C.
The BECC and NADBANK: Achieving Their Environmental Mandate, April 2001, Updated July 2001
Summary of the Meeting of BECC Board of Directors
on March 27, 2001
Letter to BECC on Private Sector Project Proposals, March 16, 2001
Letter to BECC on Private Sector Project Criteria, March 14, 2001
What Happened in 2000
Summary of the Meeting of BECC Board of Directors
on December 7, 2000
Summary of the Meeting of BECC Board of Directors
on September 14, 2000
Expansion of the Mandate: Should the BECC and NADBANK
Move Beyond Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management Projects and How
Do They Get There? July, 2000
Summary of the Annual Meeting of the NADBANK Board of Directors on July 11, 2000
Summary of the Meeting of the BECC Board of Directors on June 22, 2000
Summary of the Meeting of the BECC Board of Directors on March 24, 2000
Letter to EPA on Environmental Assessment and FONSI
Process for BECC Projects, March 24, 2000
Letter to BECC on the Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuna
Wastewater Treatment Plants, March 9, 2000
Report on the Meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and National Advisory Committee (NAC) related to the CEC, January 27, 2000
What Happened in 1999
Summary of the Meeting of the BECC Board of Directors on September 30, 1999
Summary of the Meeting of the
BECC Board of Directors on August 11, 1999
Report on the Annual Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee
(JPAC) and the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), June 27-29th, 1999
Summary of the Meeting of the BECC Board of Directors on June 30, 1999
Statement to the National Coordinator's Meeting
on Big Bend Tracer Study, May 14, 1999
Return to Border Trade and Environment Page
