Border 2020's Amistad Task Force
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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 Nava, Acuña, and Piedras Negras in Coahuila.
Amistad Task Force Co-Leaders
| Texas |
Mexico |
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|
The Honorable |
Vacant |
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 |
Issak Ruiz |
Matias Eloy Rivera Dept. of Ecology, Cd. Acuña |
| Environmental Education & Health |
Vacant |
Victor Manuel Ibarra Instituto Tecnólogico de Piedras Negras |
| Emergency Preparedness |
Manuel Mello Fire Chief, City of Eagle Pass |
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.
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