[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1412 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1412

To achieve border security on certain Federal lands along the Southern 
                                border.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2015

Mr. Salmon (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. 
    Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was 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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                                 A BILL


 
To achieve border security on certain Federal lands along the Southern 
                                border.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona Borderlands Protection and 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Border security.--The term ``border security'' means--
                    (A) the functioning and operational capability to 
                conduct continuous and integrated manned or unmanned, 
                monitoring, sensing, or surveillance of 100 percent of 
                Southern border mileage or the immediate vicinity of 
                the Southern border; and
                    (B) the apprehension or turn back of not fewer than 
                90 percent of illegal entries across the Southern 
                border during a fiscal year.
            (2) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' includes all 
        land under the control of the Secretary concerned that is 
        located within the Southwest border region in the Tucson and 
        Yuma sectors of United States Border Patrol along the Southern 
        border.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
            (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture; and
                    (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
                Interior.
            (5) Southern border.--The term ``Southern border'' means 
        the international border between the United States and Mexico.

SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR BORDER SECURITY NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--To achieve border security on Federal lands--
            (1) the Secretary and the Secretary concerned, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection personnel with immediate access 
        to Federal lands for security activities, including--
                    (A) routine motorized patrols; and
                    (B) the deployment of communications, surveillance, 
                and detection equipment; and
            (2) the Secretary concerned may provide education and 
        training to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the 
        natural and cultural resources present on individual Federal 
        land units.
    (b) Intermingled State and Private Land.--Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any private or State-owned land within the boundaries of 
Federal lands.
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