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Southwest Border Regional Commission

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Southwest Border Regional Commission
Type: Regulatory Commissions
Parent organization:
Top organization:
Employees:
Executive: Federal Co-Chair
Budget: $2.5 million (FY 2022 Appropriation)
Address: 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20009
Website:
Creation Legislation: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (The Farm Bill)
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Southwest Border Regional Commission
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Mission
The Southwest Border Regional Commission's mission is to promote economic development and address economic distress in the regions along the U.S.-Mexico border, fostering job growth, infrastructure development, and community resilience. It aims to leverage federal, state, and local resources to stimulate economic activity and improve living conditions in these areas.
Services

Economic Development Grants; Infrastructure Investment; Workforce Development

Regulations
Southwest Border Regional Commission
Agency Overview
Formed 2008
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Agency Executive Juan Sanchez, Federal Co-Chair

The Southwest Border Regional Commission (SBRC) is one of seven federal regional commissions and authorities authorized by the United States Congress to address instances of major economic distress in certain defined socioeconomic regions.

History

The SBRC was created by the 2008 U.S. Farm Bill, which also created the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) and the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC). All three commissions share common authorizing language modeled after the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).[1]

On December 6, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed Juan Sanchez, then-Director of Economic Development and Special Initiatives for Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), to serve as the first Federal Co-chairman for the SBRC.[1][2]

Service area

  • Arizona: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties.
  • California: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties
  • New Mexico: Catron, Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra, and Socorro counties
  • Texas: Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, LaSalle, Live Oak, Loving, Mason, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, San Patricio, Shleicher, Sutton, Starr, Sterling, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Webb, Willacy, Wilson, Winkler, Zapata, and Zavala counties

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lawhorn, Julie M. (April 7, 2023). "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function". https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45997.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Mack, Jason (December 9, 2022). "Laredo native Juan Sanchez named Federal Co-Chairman of the SBRC". Laredo Morning Times. https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Laredo-native-Juan-Sanchez-named-Federal-17643470.php. 

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