Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, To Own, Operate, and Maintain the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge in Brownsville, Texas

• Citation: 91 FR 50467
• Published date: 04 August 2026
• FR Document: 2026-15860
• Pages: 50467-50468
• Section: Presidential Documents
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President

Presidential Documents

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Presidential Permit of July 30, 2026

Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, To Own, Operate, and

Maintain the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge in Browns-

ville, Texas

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States

of America (the ‘‘President’’), I hereby grant permission, subject to the condi-

tions set forth herein, to Cameron County, Texas (the ‘‘permittee’’), to own,

operate, and maintain a vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle crossing, known

as the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge (B&M Bridge), at the Brownsville

and Matamoros Port of Entry located on the United States border with

Mexico in Brownsville, Texas, as described in the ‘‘Brownsville & Matamoros

Bridge Presidential Permit Application’’ dated March 30, 2026 (the ‘‘Applica-

tion’’), submitted by the permittee to the Secretary of State, in accordance

with 33 U.S.C. 535d and associated procedures.

The term ‘‘Border facilities’’ as used in this permit refers to bridges over

the Rio Grande River connecting downtown Brownsville, Texas, and Mata-

moros, Mexico, including a concrete bridge that consists of four spans,

four vehicle lanes, and a pedestrian crossing on the bridge’s downstream

side, as well as any approaches, land, structures, installations, or equipment

appurtenant thereto located on the United States side of the international

boundary between the United States and Mexico.

This permit is subject to the following conditions:

Article 1. The Border facilities herein described and all aspects of their

operation shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements

of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it. The mainte-

nance and operation of the Border facilities shall be in all material respects

as described in the Application.

Article 2. The standards for and the manner of maintenance and operation

of the Border facilities shall be subject to inspection by the representatives

of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies. The permittee shall grant

officers and employees of such agencies that are duly authorized and per-

forming their official duties free and unrestricted access to said Border

facilities.

Article 3. The permittee shall comply with all applicable Federal laws and

regulations regarding the maintenance and operation of the Border facilities.

Article 4. The permittee shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining

any required Federal, State, and local permits, approvals, and authorizations

connected to its ownership, operation, and maintenance of the Border facili-

ties. The permittee shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to

satisfy conditions placed on the issuance of such permits.

Article 5. The permittee shall immediately notify the President or his designee

of any decision to transfer custody and control of the Border facilities

or any part thereof to any executive department or agency (agency) of the

United States Government. Said notice shall identify the transferee agency

and seek the approval of the President for the transfer of the permit. In

the event of approval by the President of such transfer, this permit shall

remain in force and effect, and the Border facilities shall be subject to

all the conditions, permissions, and requirements of this permit and any

amendments thereof. The permittee may transfer ownership or control of

the Border facilities to a non-Federal entity or individual only upon the

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prior express approval of such transfer by the President, which approval

may include such conditions, permissions, and requirements that the Presi-

dent, in the President’s discretion, determines are appropriate and necessary

for inclusion in the permit, to be effective on the date of transfer.

Article 6. The permittee shall be responsible for acquiring and maintaining

any right-of-way grants or easements, permits, and other authorizations as

may become necessary or appropriate. To ensure the safe operation of the

Border facilities, the permittee shall maintain them and every part of them

in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law, employ-

ing use of best management practices.

Article 7. Upon request, the permittee shall provide appropriate information

to the President or his designee with regard to the Border facilities. Such

requests could include requests for information concerning current condi-

tions, legal compliance, or anticipated changes in ownership or control,

operation, or maintenance of the Border facilities.

Article 8. The permittee shall file any applicable statements and reports

required by applicable Federal law in connection with the Border facilities.

Article 9. The permittee shall make no substantial change inconsistent with

the Application to the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities,

or in the operation authorized by this permit, unless such changes have

been approved by the President. The President may terminate, revoke, or

amend this permit at any time at his sole discretion. The permittee’s obliga-

tion to implement any amendment to this permit is subject to the availability

of funds. If the permittee permanently closes the B&M Bridge and it is

no longer used as an international crossing, then this permit shall terminate,

and the permittee may manage, utilize, or dispose of the Border facilities

in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This permit shall con-

tinue in full force and effect for only so long as the permittee continues

the operations hereby authorized.

Article 10. This permit is not intended to, and does not, create any right

or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by

any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,

its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day

of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independ-

ence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.

[FR Doc. 2026–15860

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