I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
To achieve border security on certain Federal lands along the Southern 
border. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. 
GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Home-
land Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To achieve border security on certain Federal lands along 
the Southern border. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arizona Borderlands 
Protection and Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) BORDER SECURITY.—The term ‘‘border se-
curity’’ means— 
(A) the functioning and operational capa-
bility to conduct continuous and integrated 
manned or unmanned, monitoring, sensing, or 
surveillance of 100 percent of Southern border 
mileage or the immediate vicinity of the South-
ern border; and 
(B) the apprehension or turn back of not 
fewer than 90 percent of illegal entries across 
the Southern border during a fiscal year. 
(2) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ includes all land under the control of the Sec-
retary concerned that is located within the South-
west border region in the Tucson and Yuma sectors 
of United States Border Patrol along the Southern 
border. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(4) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
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(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(5) SOUTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘Southern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR BORDER SECURITY NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To achieve border security on 
Federal lands— 
(1) the Secretary and the Secretary concerned, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall 
provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection per-
sonnel with immediate access to Federal lands for 
security activities, including— 
(A) routine motorized patrols; and 
(B) the deployment of communications, 
surveillance, and detection equipment; and 
(2) the Secretary concerned may provide edu-
cation and training to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection personnel on the natural and cultural re-
sources present on individual Federal land units. 
(b) INTERMINGLED STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.— 
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any private or State- 
owned land within the boundaries of Federal lands. 
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