,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bfhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjai,ms4 ,waters 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,ms4 ,omar7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the transfer1 obligation1 or expenditure of ,federal funds to take property for the construction of a wall along the southern border1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,border ,property ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal department or agency may transfer1 obligate1 or expend any funds in connection with the use of eminent domain to take any property from any landowner on or in the vicinity of the southern border for construction of fencing1 physical barriers1 or a wall1 including if such transfer1 obligation1 or expenditure is done in furtherance of the ,president's ,february #ae1 #bjai1 declaration of a national emergency pursuant to section #bja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7 entitled ,presidential ,proclamation on ,declaring a ,national ,emergency ,concerning the ,southern ,border of the ,united ,states 7,proclamation #ihdd2 #hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #didi7 or any such related successor declaration4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,landowner ,the term landowner means any person who owns any property4 7#b7 ,person ,the term person means a natural person1 any ,tribal1 ,state1 or local government or similar entity1 or any private sector entity4 7#c7 ,property ,the term property means land1 including an estate or interest in land1 including an easement or right of way in land4