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Show 148 Rivers, TVA must regulate the release of water from the Ten- nessee River into the Ohio River in accordance with instruc- tions of the Department of the Army.118 International Commissions Duplication may again be avoided by reference to a discus- sion of this subject in the preceding chapter, "Navigation."119 Here as there, significance attaches to the duties, responsibil- ities, and jurisdiction of the International Joint Commission.120 Similarly pertinent here are the duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the International Boundary and Water Com- mission, United States and Mexico.121 The Convention of Feb- ruary 1, 1933, provides for rectification by the Commission of the Rio Grande between El Paso and Fort Quitman, Texas, for flood protection and for the stabilization of the interna- tional boundary.122 Likewise, the Secretary of State, acting through the American Commissioner, is authorized to conduct investigations relating to flood control, among other things, upon the boundary between the United States and Mexico.123 And the President has authority over construction, operation, and maintenance of any project provided for in a treaty with Mexico.124 Also, Congress has authorized the United States Section of the Commission to construct the Rio Grande Canali- zation Project, designed primarily for flood control and to facil- itate compliance with the Water Convention of May 21,1906.125 Considerable expansion of the Commission's activities re- sulted under the Treaty of February 3, 1944. It was given gen- eral jurisdiction over the boundary parts of the Rio Grande and the Colorado River, with provision for construction of works of conservation and flood control on the Rio Grande, and "* id. "• See supra, pp. 121-123. "° See supra, pp. 121-122. 181 See supra, pp. 122-123. 122 Art's. I, VI, 48 Stat. 1621,1622,1624. 128 Act of May 13,1924, § 1,43 Stat. 118, as amended, 22 U. S. O. 277a. 124 § 1, 43 Stat. 118, 22 U. S. 0. 277b. 125 Act of August 29,1935, § 1, 49 Stat. 961; Act of June 4, 1936, § 1, 49 Stat. 1463; Act of April 22,1940, § 1, 54 Stat. 151. |