U.S. Department of State Issues Presidential Permit for Underground Tunnel at U.S.-Mexico Border

Summary

The U.S. Department of State has issued a Presidential Permit to Cox Communications, Incorporated to build, manage, and maintain an underground tunnel connecting the U.S. and Mexico at their shared border. The permit was granted on August 31, 1999, following the Department of State's issuance of Executive Order 11423 on August 16, 1968, and subsequent amendments by Executive Order 12847 on May 17, 1993.