I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1820 
To address the public safety issues and environmental destruction currently 
impacting Federal lands along the southern border, enhance border secu-
rity through the construction of navigable roads on Federal lands along 
the southern border, provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection access 
to Federal lands to improve the safety and effectiveness of enforcement 
activities, allow States to place temporary barriers on Federal land to 
secure the southern border, reduce the massive trash accumulations and 
environmental degradation along the southern border, reduce the cultiva-
tion of illegal cannabis on Federal lands, mitigate wildland fires caused 
by illegal immigration, and prohibit migrant housing on Federal lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2025 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. FULCHER, 
Mr. ROUZER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. TENNEY, and 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
on Agriculture, the Budget, and 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To address the public safety issues and environmental de-
struction currently impacting Federal lands along the 
southern border, enhance border security through the 
construction of navigable roads on Federal lands along 
the southern border, provide U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection access to Federal lands to improve the safety 
and effectiveness of enforcement activities, allow States 
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to place temporary barriers on Federal land to secure 
the southern border, reduce the massive trash accumula-
tions and environmental degradation along the southern 
border, reduce the cultivation of illegal cannabis on Fed-
eral lands, mitigate wildland fires caused by illegal immi-
gration, and prohibit migrant housing on Federal lands. 
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 ‘‘Federal Lands Ampli-
fied Security for the Homeland Act’’ or the ‘‘FLASH 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Savings clause. 
TITLE I—SECURING FEDERAL BORDER LANDS 
Sec. 101. Enhancing border security through the construction of navigable 
roads along Federal border lands. 
Sec. 102. U.S. Customs and Border Protection access to wilderness areas. 
Sec. 103. Placement of movable, temporary structures on certain Federal land 
to secure the southern border of the United States. 
Sec. 104. Prohibition on Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. 
Sec. 105. Interagency cooperative agreement. 
TITLE II—ENDING ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION ON PUBLIC 
LANDS 
Subtitle A—Trash Reduction and Suppressing Harm From Environmental 
Degradation at the Border 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Policies and procedures to reduce trash along the southern border. 
Sec. 203. Transparency and accountability in trash accumulation on the south-
ern border. 
Sec. 204. Penalties and fines. 
Subtitle B—Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants 
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Sec. 211. Trespass Cannabis Cultivation Site Response Initiatives. 
Sec. 212. Criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application. 
Sec. 213. Protection of national forests; Rules and regulations. 
Sec. 214. Protection of Federal land; Rules and regulations. 
Subtitle C—Ending Major Border Land Environmental Ruin From Wildfires 
Sec. 221. Southern Border Fuels Management Initiative. 
Sec. 222. Mitigating environmental degradation and wildland fires caused by il-
legal immigration. 
TITLE III—PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES FROM FAILURE TO 
SECURE THE BORDER 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Prohibition on providing housing to specified aliens. 
Sec. 303. Report. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Natural Resources, 
Agriculture, Homeland Security, and the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources, Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry, Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and the Judiciary of the Senate. 
(2) BORDER STATE.—The term ‘‘Border State’’ 
means a State that abuts the southern border. 
(3) COVERED FEDERAL LANDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
Federal lands’’ means land— 
(i) owned by the United States; 
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(ii) located in a unit that shares an 
exterior boundary with the southern bor-
der; and 
(iii) administered by— 
(I) the National Park Service; 
(II) the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; 
(III) the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
(IV) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
or 
(V) the Forest Service. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘covered Fed-
eral lands’’ does not include Federal lands held 
in trust for Indian Tribes. 
(4) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—The term ‘‘oper-
ational control’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 
U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367). 
(5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
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(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 
respect to National Forest System lands. 
(6) SOUTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘southern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
(a) PROTECTION OF LEGAL USES.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to provide— 
(1) authority to restrict legal uses, such as 
grazing, timber harvesting, hunting, oil and gas de-
velopment, mining, or recreation on land under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture; or 
(2) any additional authority to restrict legal ac-
cess to such land. 
(b) EFFECT ON STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.—This 
Act has no force or effect on State or private lands, and 
nothing in this Act shall be construed as providing author-
ity on, or access to, State or private lands. 
(c) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—Nothing in this Act su-
persedes, replaces, negates, or diminishes treaties or other 
agreements between the United States and Indian Tribes. 
(d) EFFECT ON ENFORCEMENT-RELATED DETEN-
TIONS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed as block-
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ing, impeding, or deterring the ability of the Department 
of Homeland Security or the Department of Defense to 
temporarily detain specified aliens (as such term is defined 
in section 301) in furtherance of border security oper-
ations. 
TITLE I—SECURING FEDERAL 
BORDER LANDS 
SEC. 101. ENHANCING BORDER SECURITY THROUGH THE 
CONSTRUCTION 
OF 
NAVIGABLE 
ROADS 
ALONG FEDERAL BORDER LANDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NAVIGABLE
ROAD.—The term ‘‘navigable 
road’’ means a continuous path— 
(A) able to accommodate at least a stand-
ard vehicle; 
(B) of a width, length, and clearance 
height determined by the Secretary concerned, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security; and 
(C) constructed of surface material deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Secretary con-
cerned, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(2) SECRETARY
OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY.— 
The term ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’ means 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Chief Patrol Agent of each U.S. Border Pa-
trol sector containing covered Federal lands. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to inventory exist-
ing roads and install navigable roads on covered Federal 
lands to— 
(1) deter illegal crossings in areas of high ille-
gal entry into the United States; 
(2) gain operational control of the southern bor-
der; and 
(3) increase U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion access to covered Federal lands. 
(c) ROAD REQUIREMENTS.—The navigable roads in-
stalled or inventoried under subsection (b) shall be, to the 
extent practicable— 
(1) at least 584 miles total in length along the 
portions of the southern border that abut covered 
Federal lands; 
(2) positioned to optimize U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection access to, and enforcement capa-
bilities along, the southern border; 
(3) not more than 10 miles from the southern 
border; and 
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(4) completed not less than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) ROAD ACCESS AND MAINTENANCE.—In admin-
istering the navigable roads installed under this section, 
the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) allow access to— 
(A) Department of Defense and U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection personnel carrying 
out official duties; 
(B) local law enforcement officials carrying 
out official duties; 
(C) emergency response personnel carrying 
out official duties; 
(D) any other personnel the Secretary con-
cerned deems necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of the navigable roads described in sub-
section (b); and 
(E) approved or authorized uses of navi-
gable roads along the southern border; and 
(2) maintain the navigable roads as necessary 
for vehicular travel. 
(e) SECURITY FENCING AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for the deployment of 
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the most practical and effective fencing, surveillance, 
and related technology along the navigable roads 
being installed under this section to— 
(A) deter illegal crossings in areas of high 
illegal entry into the United States; and 
(B) gain operational control of the south-
ern border by increasing U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection access to covered Federal 
lands. 
(2) TIMELINE.—The Secretary concerned shall 
ensure security measures implemented pursuant to 
this subsection are in effect in accordance with the 
timeline established under subsection (c)(4). 
(f) NEPA COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary concerned 
shall ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regu-
lations, including the National Environmental Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the amendments made to 
such statute by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 
(Public Law 118–5). 
SEC. 102. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ACCESS 
TO WILDERNESS AREAS. 
Section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AC-
CESS.— 
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‘‘(A) 
PERMISSIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
may conduct the following activities within a wilder-
ness area for the purpose of securing the inter-
national land borders of the United States: 
‘‘(i) Access structures, installations, and 
roads. 
‘‘(ii) Execute search and rescue operations. 
‘‘(iii) Use motor vehicles, motorboats, and 
motorized equipment. 
‘‘(iv) Conduct patrols on foot and on 
horseback. 
‘‘(v) Notwithstanding any other law or reg-
ulation relating specifically to use of aircraft in 
a wilderness area or in the airspace above a wil-
derness area, use aircraft, including approach, 
landing, and takeoff. 
‘‘(vi) Deploy tactical infrastructure and 
technology. 
‘‘(vii) Construct and maintain roads and 
physical barriers. 
‘‘(B) PROTECTION
OF
WILDERNESS
CHAR-
ACTER.—Any activity conducted by the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under 
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subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in a manner 
that, to the extent possible, protects the wilderness 
character of the area.’’. 
SEC. 103. PLACEMENT OF MOVABLE, TEMPORARY STRUC-
TURES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO SE-
CURE THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary concerned shall not require a 
Border State to obtain a special use authorization for the 
temporary placement on covered Federal lands within the 
Border State of a movable, temporary structure for the 
purpose of securing the southern border, if the Border 
State submits to the Secretary concerned notice of the 
proposed placement not later than 45 days before the date 
of the proposed placement. 
(b) TEMPORARY PLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A movable, temporary struc-
ture described in subsection (a) may be placed by a 
Border State on covered Federal lands in accordance 
with that subsection for a period of not more than 
1 year, subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) EXTENSION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The period described in 
paragraph (1) may be extended in 90-day incre-
ments, on approval by the Secretary concerned. 
(B) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall consult with the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for purposes of determining whether to approve 
an extension under subparagraph (A). 
(C) APPROVAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall approve a request for an extension under 
this paragraph if the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection determines that 
operational control has not been achieved as of 
the date of the consultation required under sub-
paragraph (B). 
SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARIES OF THE INTE-
RIOR AND AGRICULTURE. 
The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture may not impede, prohibit, or restrict activities 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on covered Fed-
eral lands located within 100 miles of the southern border, 
to execute search and rescue operations and to prevent 
all unlawful entries into the United States, including en-
tries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of 
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terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband through the 
southern border. 
SEC. 105. INTERAGENCY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 
The Secretary concerned shall enter into a coopera-
tive agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to fulfill the commitments in the ‘‘Memorandum of Under-
standing Among U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
and U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture Regarding Cooperative National Se-
curity and Counterterrorism Efforts on Federal Lands 
along the United States’ Borders’’, signed March 2006, 
or any succeeding memorandum of understanding. 
TITLE 
II—ENDING 
ENVIRON-
MENTAL 
DESTRUCTION 
ON 
PUBLIC LANDS 
Subtitle A—Trash Reduction and 
Suppressing Harm From Envi-
ronmental Degradation at the 
Border 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPLICABLE FIRE AND SANITATION REGU-
LATIONS.—The term ‘‘applicable fire and sanitation 
regulations’’ means the following provisions of the 
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Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act: 
(A) With respect to lands under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior— 
(i) sections 2.13 and 2.14 of title 36; 
(ii) sections 423.29, 423.31, 423.34, 
8365.1–1, 8365.1–7, 8365.2–1, 8365.2–3, 
9212.1, and 9212.2 of title 43; and 
(iii) sections 26.34, 27.94, and 27.95 
of title 50. 
(B) With respect to National Forest Sys-
tem lands, sections 261.5 and 261.11 of title 
36. 
(2) WASTE.—The term ‘‘waste’’ means any 
refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, debris, or litter left 
or created by humans and disposed of— 
(A) without authorization from the Federal 
agency administering the area where the waste 
is found; or 
(B) outside of a waste collection receptacle. 
SEC. 202. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO REDUCE TRASH 
ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
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shall establish and implement policies and protocols to 
prevent and mitigate environmental degradation caused by 
aliens without lawful immigration status— 
(1) crossing the southern border on covered 
Federal lands; or 
(2) being housed, or otherwise illegally en-
croaching or camping, on National Forest System 
lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(b) PROTOCOLS.—In developing the policies and pro-
tocols under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall 
consider policies and seek to implement best practices with 
respect to— 
(1) reducing trash accumulation, particularly in 
ecologically sensitive areas— 
(A) on covered Federal lands; or 
(B) where aliens without lawful immigra-
tion status are being housed, or are otherwise 
illegally encroaching or camping, on National 
Forest System lands or lands under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior; 
(2) addressing the destruction of sensitive nat-
ural and archaeological resources; and 
(3) addressing the destruction of wildlife habi-
tat. 
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SEC. 203. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN TRASH 
ACCUMULATION ON THE SOUTHERN BOR-
DER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and for each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the 
amount of waste collected in the following areas: 
(1) Covered Federal lands. 
(2) Sites on National Forest System lands or 
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior— 
(A) on which aliens without lawful immi-
gration status are being housed, or are other-
wise illegally encroaching or camping; or 
(B) used for the illegal cultivation of nar-
cotics, including the cultivation of cannabis, by 
aliens without lawful immigration status. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall include the following with re-
spect to areas covered by the report: 
(1) The total amount of waste collected (in 
pounds) by employees and contractors of Federal 
agencies and the cost of collecting such waste, in-
cluding a breakdown by agency, region, or other unit 
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the Secretary concerned determines appropriate in 
illustrating the distribution of waste. 
(2) Suggestions on how to reduce environmental 
degradation caused by waste. 
(3) Data provided by Federal, State, and local 
agencies, nonprofit and volunteer organizations, and 
individuals with respect to— 
(A) the amount of waste collected; and 
(B) the number of waste collection events. 
(4) The total number of acres of wildlife habitat 
impacted by waste. 
(5) The discovery of any unauthorized trails or 
roads. 
(6) The number of wildfires started as a result 
of unauthorized human activity, including fires 
started by aliens without lawful immigration status. 
(7) Any other information the Secretary con-
cerned determines appropriate to demonstrate the 
amount of waste found or collected. 
(c) COLLECTION DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the reports re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 
shall— 
(A) collaborate in information gathering 
with State, local, nonprofit, and volunteer orga-
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nizations and individuals assisting in waste col-
lection efforts; and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
verify the information provided by such organi-
zations and individuals. 
(2) PROTECTION OF DATA.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall take precautions to ensure the privacy 
of organizations and individuals submitting data for 
the purposes of this section and prevent the disclo-
sure of personal identifiable information to the pub-
lic. 
(d) DATES FOR SUBMISSION.—Except for the first 
report submitted in accordance with subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees each fiscal year a report not later 
than 90 days after the last day of the fiscal year covered 
by the report. 
SEC. 204. PENALTIES AND FINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An alien without lawful immigra-
tion status who, while on covered Federal land, carries out 
an activity prohibited under applicable fire and sanitation 
regulations shall be subject to criminal penalties and fines 
authorized under such regulations. 
(b) INCREASED PENALTIES AND FINES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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the Secretary concerned shall promulgate rules and regu-
lations ensuring that the penalties and fines for carrying 
out, on covered Federal lands, the prohibited activities re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are escalated, such that the 
lower of the following increases occurs: 
(1) The maximum term of imprisonment and 
fines are doubled. 
(2) The maximum term of imprisonment and 
fines are raised to the greatest extent possible, such 
that— 
(A) the maximum term of imprisonment 
does not exceed 1 year; and 
(B) the fine does not exceed $250,000. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
enforce existing regulations regarding criminal penalties 
and fines authorized under such regulations, specifically 
regarding applicable fire and sanitation regulations on 
covered Federal land. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and for each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report detailing the 
total amount collected in fines under subsection (a). 
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Subtitle B—Targeting and Offset-
ting Existing Illegal Contami-
nants 
SEC. 211. TRESPASS CANNABIS CULTIVATION SITE RE-
SPONSE INITIATIVES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
RESPONSE
ACTION.—The term 
‘‘covered response action’’ means any activity to re-
move or remediate a release or threat of release to 
the environment, resulting from the cultivation of 
cannabis by a trespasser, of hazardous substances, 
pollutants, contaminants, improper pesticides, or 
refuse, including detection, identification, assess-
ment, monitoring, and cleanup activities. 
(2) IMPROPER
PESTICIDE.—The term ‘‘im-
proper pesticide’’ means a pesticide that is— 
(A) at the time of application, cancelled by 
the Environmental Protection Agency under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 
(B) improperly applied; or 
(C) intentionally misused. 
(3) IMPROPERLY APPLY.—The term ‘‘improp-
erly apply’’ means to use any registered pesticide in 
a manner— 
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