Congress 114 - HR 1412 - Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

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Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Historical and cultural resources Immigration Land use and conservation Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mexico New Mexico Texas

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Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel with access to federal lands for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols; and (2) deployment of communications, surveillance, and detection equipment.

Interior and USDA may provide education and training to CBP personnel on the natural and cultural resources present on individual federal land units.

Access authority shall not apply to private or state-owned land within federal land boundaries.

Actions

Apr 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 17, 2015

Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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