San Diego County - News from Sept. 19, 1994

NAFTA Outreach Meeting: The Border Environment Cooperation Commission will hold a community outreach meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Imperial Irrigation District auditorium in El Centro. The BECC was set up as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement to monitor the impact of the trade agreement on the environment and regional infrastructure in communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. The newly created 10-member panel consisting of five U.S. and five Mexican appointees has oversight and approval power for an estimated $20 billion in projects to be funded by the North American Development Bank, the border financing arm set up by NAFTA. Attendees will discuss transportation, waste water and other projects that might be funded by the bank. Meetings will be held in other border communities in the future.