Agreement of Cooperation between the United States of America and the United Mexican States regarding Pollution of the Environment along the Inland International Boundary by Discharges of Hazardous Substances.

The Parties agree to establish the 'United States-Mexico Joint Contingency Plan' regarding polluting incidents of the border area along the joint inland international boundary by discharges of hazardous substances. The object of the Plan is to provide cooperative measures to deal effectively with polluting incidents. The Parties, consistent with their means, commit themselves to the development of response plans designed to permit detection of the existence or the imminent possibility of the occurrence of polluting incidents, within their respective areas and to provide adequate response measures to eliminate to the extent possible the threat posed by such incidents and to minimize any adverse effects on the environment and the public health and welfare. National Coordinating authorities are appointed for each Party. The National Coordinators shall be responsible for the development of an implementation schedule and putting the Plan into effect.