United States Section of the International Joint Commission

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The United States Section of the International Joint Commission is the U.S. national component of the binational U.S.-Canada body responsible for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters and related environmental issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
national section of an international organization
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
appointedBy President of the United States
basedOn Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 NERFINISHED
confirmedBy United States Senate
cooperatesWith Environment and Climate Change Canada NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED
country United States of America
fieldOfWork environmental protection
international dispute resolution
water resources management
governs certain uses and diversions of boundary waters
hasAbbreviation U.S. Section of the IJC NERFINISHED
hasCounterpart Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission NERFINISHED
hasMission to assist the governments of the United States and Canada in managing shared water resources
to prevent and resolve disputes over U.S.–Canada shared waters
hasNumberOfCommissioners 3
hasRole advising on transboundary environmental issues
preventing disputes over boundary waters
resolving disputes over boundary waters
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1911
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operatesIn United States–Canada border region NERFINISHED
parentOrganization International Joint Commission NERFINISHED
partOf International Joint Commission NERFINISHED
regionServed North America
reportsTo Government of the United States NERFINISHED
scope boundary waters shared by the United States and Canada
uses binational boards and task forces
website https://www.ijc.org
worksOn Great Lakes water quality issues
transboundary river management
water level and flow regulation

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IJC hasPart United States Section of the International Joint Commission
subject surface form: International Joint Commission