"The Politics of Contracting: Bajagua's No-Bid Deal"
March 31, 2006
Appendix A
Public Law 106-457, Title VIII. "Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000." November 7, 2000.
Public Law 108-425. "An amendment to the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000." November 30, 2004.
Treaty Minute 311. "Recommendations for Secondary Treatment in Mexico of the Sewage Emanating from the Tijuana River Area in Baja California." U.S. and Mexican sections of the IBWC. February 20, 2004.
Appendix B
Letter from Representatives Brian Bilbray and Bob Filner to USIBWC Commissioner John Bernal. December 4, 2000.
Letter from Representative James L. Oberstar to Representative Bob Filner. January 4, 2001.
Letter from Representative Bob Filner to USIBWC Commissioner John Bernal. January 10, 2001.
Statement of Congressman Bob Filner before the Honorable Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz. "State v. International Boundary and Water Commission." February 12, 2003.
Representative Bob Filner's Tribute to Dave Schlesinger. Congressional Record. May 15, 2001.
Appendix C
Statement of Administration Policy. "H.R. 3378 - Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act (Bilbray (R) CA and Filner (D) CA)." Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. September 12, 2000.
House Report 106-842 Part 1. "Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000." September 12, 2000.
Conference Committee Report 106-995. "Estuaries and Clean Water Act of 2000." Pages 1-2, 44-48. October 24, 2000.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. "H.R. 3378 Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000." September 21, 2000.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. "H.R. 4794 A bill to amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 2000 to extend the authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes." September 9, 2004.
Appendix D
Letter from Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator J. Charles Fox to Representative Christopher S. Bond. April 14, 2000.
Appendix E
Letter from Mexican section of the IBWC Principal Engineer Luis Antonio Rascon Mendoza to USIBWC Principal Engineer Bernardino Olague. July 7, 2005.
Letter from Mexican section of the IBWC Principal Engineer Luis Antonio Rascon Mendoza to USIBWC Principal Engineer Bernardino Olague. July 28, 2005.
Appendix F
Letter from Managing Member of Bajagua Project, LLC, Jim Simmons, to Vice President Richard B. Cheney. October 15, 2002.
Bajagua Project Briefing for Catherine J. Martin, Deputy Assistant for Public Affairs, Office of the Vice President. October 2002.
Appendix G
Letter from USIBWC Commissioner Arturo Q. Duran to Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton. September 20, 2004.
Letter from USIBWC Commissioner Arturo Q. Duran to California Assemblymembers Juan Vargas and Mark Wyland. September 29, 2004.
Appendix H1
Email from State Department liaison Mary Brandt to the USIBWC. "Bajaagua [sic] on the eastern front." July 29, 2003.
Email from State Department liaison Mary Brandt. "RE: bajagua." September 5, 2003.
Email from Anonymous to various government officials. "Fwd: bajagua." September 5, 2003.
Email from USIBWC General Counsel Mario Lewis. "Conversation w/ Mary Neumayr." September 10, 2003.
Email from former USIBWC Acting Commissioner Robert Ortega to POGO Investigator Nick Schwellenbach. "Re: Political Influence Behind $600 Million No-Bid Contract." December 28, 2005.
Appendix H2
Email correspondence between former USIBWC Acting Commissioner Robert Ortega and POGO Investigator Nick Schwellenbach. "Re: Question re: The USIBWC told Bajagua to get legislation passed in 1999." February 22, 2006.
Appendix I1
Representative Duncan Hunter's "Statement to Water Resources and Environmental Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Regarding the Implementation of Public Law 106-457." December 12, 2001.
Appendix I2
Former Representative Brian P. Bilbray's "Statement to Water Resources and Environmental Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Regarding the Implementation of Public Law 106-457." December 12, 2001.
Appendix J
Campaign Contributions from Bajagua-connected Individuals.