[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 739 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 739

To prohibit the construction of new border barriers, including walls or 
        fences, on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the construction of new border barriers, including walls or 
        fences, on certain Federal land, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``This Land Is Our Land Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BORDER BARRIERS, 
              INCLUDING WALLS OR FENCES, ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, including the waiver provision provided under section 
        102(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
        Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note; Public Law 104-
        208) (including any waivers of laws issued pursuant to such 
        provision on, before, or after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not construct 
        any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal 
        land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or 
        the Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the 
        international land borders of the United States that are not in 
        existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Rule of construction.--The prohibition under paragraph 
        (1) may not be construed to prohibit the maintenance or repair 
        by the Secretary of Homeland Security of any border barriers, 
        including walls or fences, on Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
        of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land 
        borders of the United States that are in existence as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Withholding of Certain Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not obligate or 
        expend any funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
        (including through fees) to the Secretary to construct any new 
        border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal land 
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
        Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international 
        land borders of the United States that are not in existence as 
        of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Rule of construction.--The prohibition under paragraph 
        (1) may not be construed to prohibit the obligation or 
        expenditure of funds described in such paragraph for the 
        maintenance or repair by the Secretary of Homeland Security of 
        any border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal land 
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
        Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international 
        land borders of the United States that are in existence as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Effect on State and Private Land.--This Act shall--
            (1) have no force or effect on State or private lands; and
            (2) not provide authority on or access to State or private 
        lands.
    (d) Tribal Sovereignty.--Nothing in this Act supersedes, replaces, 
negates, or diminishes treaties or other agreements between the United 
States and Indian tribes.
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