,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bifg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #b1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mrs4      
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4        
,lummis1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4   
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
address the management by certain       
,federal land management agencies over  
,federal land along the southern border 
and northern border1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,border ,lands      
,conservation ,act4  #b4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate        
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,border

 state ,the term ,border ,state means a 
,state that abuts the southern border or
 northern border4  7#c7 ,covered federal
 land  7,a7 ,in general ,the term       
covered ,federal land means land-- 7i7  
owned by the ,united ,states2  7ii7     
located in a unit1 or in a portion of a 
unit1 or within #a or more parcels of   
land that shares an exterior boundary   
with the southern border or northern    
border2 and  7iii7 administered by a    
,federal land management agency4  7,b7  
,exclusion ,the term covered ,federal   
land does not include ,federal land held
 in trust for ,indian ,tribes4  7#d7    
,federal land management agency ,the    
term ,federal land management agency has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#hjb of the ,federal ,lands ,recreation 
,enhancement ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja74
  7#e7 ,initiative ,the term ,initiative
 means the ,border ,fuels ,management   
,initiative established under section   
#h7;a74  7#f7 ,northern border ,the term
 northern border means the international

 border between the ,united ,states and 
,canada4  7#g7 ,operational control ,the
 term operational control has the       
meaning given the term in section #b7;b7
 of the ,secure ,fence ,act of #bjjf 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 ,public ,law     
#aji-cfg74  7#h7 ,secretaries ,the term 
,secretaries means the ,secretary of the
 ,interior and the ,secretary of        
,agriculture4  7#i7 ,secretary concerned
 ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 
7,a7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1   
with respect to covered ,federal land   
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 of the ,interior2 and  7,b7 the        
,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting      
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service1 with respect to ,national     
,forest ,system land4  7#aj7 ,southern  
border ,the term southern border means  
the international border between the    
,united ,states and ,mexico4  7#aa7     
,tactical infrastructure ,the term      
tactical infrastructure means           
infrastructure for the detection of     

illegal southern border and northern    
border crossings1 including observation 
points1 remote video surveillance       
systems1 motion sensors1 vehicle        
barriers1 fences1 roads1 bridges1       
drainage1 and detection devices4  #c4   
,navigable road infrastructure along    
covered ,federal land  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretaries1 in consultation with 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
shall inventory existing roads and      
install navigable roads on covered      
,federal land-- 7#a7 to deter illegal   
southern border and northern border     
crossings2  7#b7 to gain operational    
control of the southern border and      
northern border2 and  7#c7 to increase  
,department of ,homeland ,security      
access to covered ,federal land4  7b7   
,administration ,the ,secretaries       
shall-- 7#a7 administer and maintain the
 roads installed under subsection 7a72  
and  7#b7 ensure access to the roads    
installed under subsection 7a7 by the   
,department of ,defense1 ,department of 

,homeland ,security1 local law          
enforcement1 emergency personnel1 and   
any other personnel that the ,secretary 
concerned determines to be necessary to 
carry out the purposes described in that
 subsection4  7c7 ,cooperative          
agreements ,the ,secretaries shall enter
 into cooperative agreements with the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security-- 7#a7
 to install technology on covered       
,federal land that the ,secretaries1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 determine to be    
necessary to deter illegal entry into   
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 to gain  
operational control of the southern     
border and northern border4  #d4 ,access
 to wilderness areas ,section #d7;d7 of 
the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#aacc7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#h7                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security may conduct the following     
activities within a wilderness area for 

the purpose of securing the             
international land borders of the       
,united ,states3 7,a7 ,access           
structures1 installations1 and roads4   
7,b7 ,execute search and rescue         
operations4  7,c7 ,use motor vehicles1  
motorboats1 and motorized equipment4    
7,d7 ,conduct patrols on foot and on    
horseback4  7,e7 ,notwithstanding any   
other law1 including regulations1       
relating specifically to the use of     
aircraft in a wilderness area or in the 
airspace above a wilderness area1 use   
aircraft1 including approach1 landing1  
and takeoff4  7,f7 ,deploy tactical     
infrastructure 7as defined in section #b
 of the ,border ,lands ,conservation    
,act7 and technology4  7,g7 ,construct  
and maintain roads and physical         
barriers4  4  #e4 ,search and rescue    
operations ,the ,secretary of the       
,interior or the ,secretary of          
,agriculture may not impede1 prohibit1  
or restrict activities of the           
,department of ,homeland ,security on   

covered ,federal land located within    
#ajj miles of the southern border or    
northern border-- 7#a7 to execute search
 and rescue operations2 or  7#b7 to     
prevent unlawful entries into the       
,united ,states1 including entries      
through the southern border or northern 
border-- 7,a7 by terrorists and other   
unlawful aliens2 and  7,b7 of           
instruments of terrorism1 narcotics1 and
 other contraband4  #f4 ,interagency    
cooperative agreement ,the ,secretary   
concerned shall enter into a cooperative
 agreement with the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security to fulfill the      
commitments under-- 7#a7 the memorandum 
of understanding entitled ,memorandum of
 ,understanding ,among ,u4,s4           
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
,u4,s4 ,department of the ,interior and 
,u4,s4 ,department of ,agriculture      
,regarding ,cooperative ,national       
,security and ,counterterrorism ,efforts
 on ,federal ,lands along the ,united   
,states' ,borders and signed ,march     

#bjjf2 or  7#b7 any successor to the    
memorandum of understanding described in
 paragraph 7#a74  #g4 ,inventory of     
roads and trails on covered ,federal    
land harmed by illegal aliens  7a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary concerned shall inventory all
 previously unauthorized roads and      
trails on covered ,federal land that    
have been created by illegal southern   
border or northern border crossings4    
7b7 ,determination required ,not later  
than #b years after the date on which   
the inventory is completed under        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary concerned
 shall determine whether each previously
 unauthorized road or trail inventoried 
under that subsection has been damaged  
in such a manner that-- 7#a7 the        
applicable road or trail has permanently
 altered the original characteristics of
 the applicable covered ,federal land2  
and  7#b7 significant environmental     
degradation to the applicable road or   

trail has been identified4  7c7         
,maintenance and administration ,if the 
,secretary concerned makes an           
affirmative determination under         
subsection 7b7 with respect to a        
previously unauthorized road or trail   
inventoried under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary concerned shall enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to use
 and maintain the applicable road or    
trail-- 7#a7 to deter illegal entry into
 the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 to gain 
operational control of the southern     
border or northern border1 as           
applicable4  #h4 ,establishment of the  
,border ,fuels ,management ,initiative  
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretaries shall establish 
a program1 to be known as the ,border   
,fuels ,management ,initiative4  7b7    
,activities ,in carrying out the        
,initiative1 the ,secretaries shall--   
7#a7 reduce hazardous fuels on covered  

,federal land2  7#b7 address invasive or
 nonnative species along the covered    
,federal land that contribute to        
wildland fire risk or decrease the      
efficiency of ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol    
operations2  7#c7 install fuel breaks   
along the covered ,federal land2  7#d7  
set targets for acres to treat under the
 ,initiative for each fiscal year2 and  
7#e7 in coordination with the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 prioritize     
fuels management on covered ,federal    
land on which navigable roads are       
installed under section #c7;a74  7c7    
,coordination ,in carrying out the      
,initiative1 the ,secretaries shall     
coordinate and may enter into memoranda 
of understanding with the ,u4,s4 ,border
 ,patrol and ,state1 local1 and ,tribal 
law enforcement agencies4  #i4 ,reports 
on environmental degradation and        
wildland fires caused by illegal        
immigration  7a7 ,report to ,congress on
 covered ,federal land ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  

this ,act1 the ,secretary concerned     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
includes-- 7#a7 a catalog of all        
reported incidents of environmental     
degradation caused1 and wildland fires  
ignited1 by aliens without lawful       
immigration status on covered ,federal  
land1 including-- 7,a7 the number of    
acres burned and total number of fires  
ignited2  7,b7 a description of each    
incident of environmental degradation   
and the total number of incidents2  7,c7
 the estimated cost of cleaning up or   
remediating the environmental           
degradation2  7,d7 7i7 the number of    
aliens without lawful immigration status
 connected to each fire2 and  7ii7      
whether the aliens without lawful       
immigration status were apprehended2 and
  7,e7 the areas in which incidents of  
environmental degradation occurred1     
including areas congressionally         
designated for the protection of natural
 resources2 and  7#b7 a description of  

additional resources or authorities     
necessary to mitigate1 avoid1 or prevent
 wildland fires and environmental       
degradation on covered ,federal land    
caused by aliens without lawful         
immigration status crossing the southern
 border or northern border4  7b7 ,report
 to ,congress on units of the ,national 
,park ,system ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior   
7acting through the ,director of the    
,national ,park ,service7 shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report that includes-- 7#a7
 a catalog of all reported incidents of 
environmental degradation and impacts on
 visitor safety caused by aliens without
 lawful immigration status at units of  
the ,national ,park ,system1 including--
 7,a7 a description of each incident    
relating to visitor safety and the total
 number of incidents2  7,b7 a           
description of each incident of         
environmental degradation and the total 

number of incidents2  7,c7 the estimated
 cost of cleaning up or remediating the 
environmental degradation2  7,d7 7i7 the
 number of aliens without lawful        
immigration status connected to each    
incident2 and  7ii7 whether the aliens  
without lawful immigration status were  
apprehended2 and  7,e7 the areas in     
which incidents of environmental        
degradation occurred2 and  7#b7 a       
description of additional resources or  
authorities necessary to mitigate or    
avoid environmental degradation and     
impacts on visitor safety at units of   
the ,national ,park ,system caused by   
aliens without lawful immigration status
 crossing the southern border or        
northern border4  7c7 ,report to        
,congress on units of the ,national     
,wildlife ,refuge ,system ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the    
,interior 7acting through the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service7 shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes-- 7#a7 a catalog of
 all reported incidents of environmental
 degradation1 impacts on visitor safety1
 and limits on access to hunting and    
fishing caused by or as a result of     
aliens without lawful immigration status
 at units of the ,national ,wildlife    
,refuge ,system1 including-- 7,a7 a     
description of each incident relating to
 visitor safety and the total number of 
incidents2  7,b7 a description of each  
incident relating to limiting access to 
hunting and fishing and the total number
 of incidents2  7,c7 a description of   
each incident of environmental          
degradation and the total number of     
incidents2  7,d7 the estimated cost of  
cleaning up or remediating the          
environmental degradation2  7,e7 7i7 the
 number of aliens without lawful        
immigration status connected to each    
incident2 and  7ii7 whether the aliens  
without lawful immigration status were  
apprehended2 and  7,f7 the areas in     

which incidents of environmental        
degradation occurred2 and  7#b7 a       
description of additional resources or  
authorities necessary to mitigate or    
avoid environmental degradation1 impacts
 on visitor safety1 and limits on access
 to hunting and fishing at units of the 
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system     
caused by or as a result of aliens      
without lawful immigration status       
crossing the southern border or northern
 border4  7d7 ,updated report  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall update the ,november #bjaa
 report entitled ,arizona ,border       
,region3 ,federal ,agencies ,could      
,better ,utilize ,law ,enforcement      
,resources in ,support of ,wildland     
,fire ,management ,activities4  7#b7    
,additional ,states considered ,in      
updating the report under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
include relevant information with       

respect to each ,border ,state4  7e7    
,report on impacts of illegal           
immigration on ranching ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that describes-- 7#a7 the effects
 of illegal immigration on the ranching 
and livestock industries2 and  7#b7 any 
recommendations for policies that could 
be implemented by the ,bureau of ,land  
,management and the ,forest ,service to 
compensate impacted grazing permit      
holders for such effects4  #aj4         
,prohibition on providing housing to    
aliens on certain ,federal land  7a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided in         
subsection 7b71 no ,federal funds may be
 used to provide housing to aliens      
without lawful immigration status on any
 land under the administrative          
jurisdiction of the ,federal land       
management agencies1 including through  
leases1 contracts1 or agreements4  7b7  

,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply to a facility that is used        
primarily for the custody1 detention1   
holding1 processing1 or removal of      
aliens without lawful immigration       
status4  #aa4 ,savings clause  7a7      
,protection of legal uses ,nothing in   
this ,act provides-- 7#a7 authority to  
restrict legal uses1 such as grazing1   
timber harvesting1 oil and gas          
development1 mining1 or recreation on   
covered ,federal land2 or  7#b7 any     
additional authority to restrict legal  
access to covered ,federal land4  7b7   
,effect on ,state or private land  7#a7 
,in general ,this ,act has no force or  
effect on ,state or private land4  7#b7 
,access ,nothing in this ,act provides  
to the ,secretaries authority over1 or  
access to1 ,state or private land4  7c7 
,tribal sovereignty ,nothing in this    
,act supersedes1 replaces1 negates1 or  
diminishes any treaties or other        
agreements between the ,united ,states  
and ,indian ,tribes4