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Feb. 3 , 1944 59 STAT.] MEXICO-WATER UTILIZATION-Nov 1 4 1 9 4 4 may be necessary to enter upon and occupy for the construction, operation or maintenance of all the works constructed, acquired or used pursuant to this Treaty. Furthermore, each Government shall similarly acquire and retain in its own possession the titles, control and jurisdiction over such works. ARTICLE 24 reales que sea necesario ocupar para la construcci6n, operaci6n y mantenimiento de todas las obras que se construyan, adquieran o usen de acuerdo con este Tratado. Asimismo, cada Gobierno adqui- rira y conservara en su poder, en la misma forma, los titulos, control y jurisdicci6n sobre tales obras. ARTICULo 24 The International Boundary and Water Commission shall have, in addition to the powers and duties otherwise specifically pro- vided in this Treaty, the following powers and duties: (a) To initiate and carry on investigations and develop plans for the works which are to be constructed or established in ac- cordance with the provisions of this and other treaties or agree- ments in force between the two Governments dealing with boun- daries and international waters; to determine, as to such works, their location, size, kind and characteristic specifications; to es- timate the cost of such works; and to recommend the division of such costs between the two Gov- ernments, the arrangements for the furnishing of the necessary funds, and the dates for the beginning of the works, to the extent that the matters mentioned in this subparagraph are not otherwise covered by specific pro- visions of this or any other Treaty. (b) To construct the works agreed upon or to supervise their construction and to operate and maintain such works or to super- vise their operation and mainte- nance, in accordance with the re- spective domestic laws of each country. Each Section shall have, to the extent necessary to give La Comisi6n Internacional de Limites y Aguas tendra las si- guientes facultades y obligaciones, en adici6n a las establecidas espe- cificamente en este Tratado: a) Iniciar, llevar a cabo las investigaciones y desarrollar los proyectos de las obras que de- beran ser construidas o estable- cidas de acuerdo con las estipula- ciones de 6ste y de los demas tratados y convenios vigentes entre los dos Gobiernos, relativos a limites y aguas internacionales; determinar la localizaci6n, magni- tud, calidad y especificaciones caracterfsticas de dichas obras; estimar su costo; y recomendar la forma en que 6ste debera re- partirse entre los dos Gobiernos y los arreglos para proveer los fondos necesarios, y las fechas en que deberAn principiarse las obras, en todo lo que las cuestiones mencionadas en este inciso no esten reglamentadas en forma distinta por disposiciones especi- ficas de este o de algin otro tra- tado. b) Construir o vigilar la con- strucci6n y despu6s operar y man- tener o vigilar la operaci6n y mantenimiento de las obras con- venidas, con sujeci6n a las respec- tivas leyes de cada pais. Cada Secci6n tendri jurisdicci6n sobre las obras construidas exclusiva- mente en el territorio de su pals, 1255 Additional powers and duties of Com- mission.