To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region, and for other purposes.

Grants U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to federal lands (excluding state-owned land within federal land boundaries) for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols, and (2) the deployment of temporary tactical infrastructure.

Defines "federal lands" as all land, including a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, under the control of any federal department or agency with legal jurisdiction over such land that is located within 150 miles of the Southwest border region.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1922 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1922

 To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal 
lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border 
                    region, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2011

 Mr. Quayle (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, 
  Mr. Schweikert, Mr. King of New York, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan) 
 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 provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal 
lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border 
                    region, 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. BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Support for Border Security.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall have access to 
        Federal lands for security activities, including--
                    (A) routine motorized patrols; and
                    (B) the deployment of temporary tactical 
                infrastructure.
            (2) Operation.--The security activities described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be conducted, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, in a manner that the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security determines will best protect the natural and cultural 
        resources on Federal lands.
    (b) Limitation Regarding Intermingled Private and State Land.--This 
section shall not apply to any private or State-owned land within the 
boundaries of Federal lands.
    (c) Federal Lands Defined.--In this section, the term ``Federal 
lands'' includes all land, including a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, under the control of any Federal 
department or agency with legal jurisdiction over such land that is 
located within 150 miles of the Southwest border region.
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