Border 2020 Amistad Task Force

One of the three task forces of the Four-State Regional Workgroup in the binational Border 2020 Program is the Amistad Task Force, in the northwestern portion of the region. This task force currently has two subject-specific committees.

Recent and Upcoming Local Special Events

◊ Save the Date – March 20-21, 2013 – Binational Water Conservation Conference

◊ Workshop on Abatement of Fats, Oils, and Grease April 25, 2013

◊ Calendar of Events and Meetings

Other News of Interest

◊ U.S. Department of Interior offers grants for water conservation projects (Deadline for proposals: January 17, 2013)

◊ UT Austin’s LBJ School issues RPF to local governments on energy efficiency, launches website

◊ EPA publishes guide for e-waste management in northeast Mexico (in English and Spanish) prepared by Mexican university

The Amistad Task Force is one of three sub-regional groups in the Four-State Regional Workgroup in the U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Environmental Program (successor to Border 2012), which is a partnership among the U.S. EPA, Mexico’s SEMARNAT (the counterpart to EPA), the ten border states in the two countries, and U .S. border tribes. The Amistad Task Force covers Val Verde, Kinney, and Maverick Counties in Texas and the Municipios of Acuña and Piedras Negras in Coahuila.

Amistad Task Force Co-Leaders


Texas	Mexico
The Honorable Ramsay English Cantu Mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas	C.P. Oscar Fernando López Elizondo Presidente Municipal, Piedras Negras, Coahuila

Committees of the Amistad Task Force

The task force has established two subject-specific committees. Each committee has a U.S. co-facilitator and a Mexican co-facilitator.

Committee	U.S. Co-Facilitator(s)	Mexican Co-Facilitator
Waste Committee	Hector Chavez, Public Works Dept., City of Eagle Pass	Temporarily vacant
Emergency Preparedness	Jesus Rodriguez, Fire Dept., City of Eagle Pass	Temporarily vacant

The Amistad Task Force has met periodically, established its priorities related to the goals and objectives of the Border 2020 Program (successor to Border 2012), and developed projects to address those priorities.

See the latest Workplan/Progress Report that summarizes the priorities and projects.

The Amistad Task Force's Accomplishments Report for 2010-2011 highlights the major accomplishments of activities implemented from October 2010 through September 2011.

Check the Four-State Calendar for any upcoming meetings of the task force or its committees.

Other Information about the Border Region

La Paz Agreement (1983 Framework Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico on Environmental Topics)
Binational Population Data in Sister Cities along the Rio Grande
Border Energy web site
Border Tire Network

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