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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2390 

To establish the Southern Border Wall National Monument, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2021 

Mr. CAWTHORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Southern Border Wall National Monument, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Donument Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established, 

7 in the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and 

8 Texas, the Southern Border Wall National Monument to 

9 protect the southern border wall from alteration. 


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1 (b) AREA INCLUDED.—The National Monument shall 

2 consist of portions of the southern border wall and lands 

3 and interests therein comprising approximately 289,920 

4 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 

5 ‘‘lllllllll’’, numbered 

6 llllllll, and dated llllllllll. 

7 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

8 be on file and available for public inspection in the offices 

9 of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 

10 Interior. 

11 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

13 through the Director of the Bureau of Land Man14 agement, shall administer the National Monument. 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Sec16 retary shall establish administrative jurisdiction over 

17 portions of the southern border wall within the Na18 tional Monument as necessary to carry out this Act 

19 by entering into memoranda of understanding with 

20 the following: 

21 (A) The head of each Federal department 

22 or agency with administrative jurisdiction over 

23 land within the National Monument on which 

24 portions of the southern border wall are located. 


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1 (B) The governing body of each Indian 

2 Tribe with administrative jurisdiction over land 

3 within the National Monument on which por4 tions of the southern border wall are located. 

5 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

6 (1) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not later 

7 than 3 years after the date on which funds are first 

8 made available to the Secretary for the preparation 

9 of a general management plan for the National 

10 Monument, the Secretary shall prepare a general 

11 management plan for the National Monument. 

12 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 

13 of the general management plan under paragraph 

14 (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

15 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 

16 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re17 sources of the Senate the general management plan 

18 under such paragraph. 

19 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na21 tional Monument’’ means the Southern Border Wall 

22 National Monument established in subsection (a). 

23 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 (3) SOUTHERN BORDER WALL.—The term 

2 ‘‘southern border wall’’ means any portion of a phys3 ical wall constructed pursuant to Federal law or Ex4 ecutive order to serve as a barrier along the United 

5 States border with Mexico. 

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