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Show RIO GRANDE, COLORADO, TIJUANA TREATY 473 the jurisdiction of each country shall be limited by the center line of such works, which shall be marked by the Commission, without thereby changing, the international boundary. Each Government shall retain, through its own Section of the Com- mission and within the limits and to the extent necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Treaty, direct ownership, control and jurisdic- tion within its own territory and in accordance with its own laws, over all real property-including that within the channel of any river- rights of way and rights in rem, that it may be necessary to enter upon and occupy for the construction, operation or maintenance of all the works constructed, acquired or used pursuant to this Treaty. Fur- thermore, each Government shall similarly acquire and retain in its own possession the titles, control and jurisdiction over such works. AKTICLE 24 The International Boundary and Water Commission shall have, in addition to the powers and duties otherwise specifically provided in this Treaty, the following powers and duties: (a) To initiate and carry on investigations and develop plans for the works which are to be constructed or established in accordance with the provisions of this and other treaties or agreements in force between the two Governments dealing with boundaries and inter- national waters; to determine, as to such works, their location, size, kind and characteristic specifications; to estimate the cost of such works; and to recommend the division of such costs between the two Governments, the arrangements for the furnishing of the necessary funds, and the dates for the beginning of the works, to the extent that the matters mentioned in this subparagraph are not otherwise cov- ered by specific provisions of this or any other Treaty. (b) To construct the works agreed upon or to supervise their con- struction and to operate and maintain such works or to supervise their operation and maintenance, in accordance with the respective domestic laws of each country. Each Section shall have, to the extent neces- sary to give effect to the provisions of this Treaty, jurisdiction over the works constructed exclusively in the territory of its country when- ever such works shall be connected with or shall directly affect the execution of the provisions of this Treaty. (c) In general to exercise and discharge the specific powers and duties entrusted to the Commission by this and other treaties and agreements in force between the two countries, and to carry into exe- cution and prevent the violation of the provisions of those treaties and agreements. The authorities of each country shall aid and sup- port the exercise and discharge of these powers and duties, and each Commissioner shall invoke when necessary the jurisdiction of the courts or other appropriate agencies of his country to aid in the exe- cution and enforcement of these powers and duties. (d) To settle all differences that may arise between the two Gov- ernments with respect to the interpretation or application of this Treaty, subject to the approval of the two Governments. In any case in which the Commissioners do not reach an agreement, they shall so inform their respective governments reporting their respective opin- 94-49 7-69------31 |