3.0.0 3629 2023-01-11T13:18:03Z 2023-01-11T13:18:03Z House H HR 2009-09-22 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-06T17:06:26Z Referred to 2009-09-22T16:30:48Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-09-22T16:30:47Z 2009-10-06 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. Committee 2009-09-22 Referred to House Homeland Security IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2009-09-22 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-22 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-09-22 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Border security and unlawful immigration Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal preemption Historical and cultural resources Hydrology and hydrography Land transfers Land use and conservation Water quality Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-09-22 Introduced in House 2009-12-23T16:44:55Z Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement a comprehensive mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States.

Requires the plan to include measures to address and mitigate the full range of such impacts, including: (1) preserving, maintaining, and restoring wildlife migration corridors, key habitats, and the ecologically functional connectivity among key habitats sufficient to ensure that species remain viable and are able to adapt to the impacts of climate change; (2) addressing control of invasive species; (3) maintaining hydrological functionality; and (5) protection of cultural and historical resources.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the plan on any federal, state, private, or tribal lands, provided that activities are carried out in full consultation with, and with the concurrence of, the owner or entity with principal responsibility for the management of such lands.

Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to other federal agencies for: (1) expenditure under programs of such agencies that are designed to fund conservation-related activities on nonfederal lands; and (2) mitigation activities on federal lands managed by such agencies.

]]> Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 Display Title Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement a mitigation plan to address the ecological impacts of border security measures and activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3629ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3629ih.xml 2009-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.