[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5016 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5016

To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking 
action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2010

 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. King 
  of New York, and Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking 
action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPEDING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY 
              OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY.

    On public lands of the United States, neither the Secretary of the 
Interior nor the Secretary of Agriculture may impede, prohibit, or 
restrict activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security to achieve 
operational control (as defined in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act 
of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109-367).
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