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States Can Place Border Structures
Recent Bills/States Can Place Border Structures

States Can Place Border Structures

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Introduced1 year ago
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Why This Matters

This bill allows certain states to set up temporary structures on federal land to help secure the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico.

If you live in a Border State, this bill lets your state place temporary security structures on federal land without special permits.
Who this affects
Border State residents · Border State officials
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Border States can temporarily place movable structures on Federal land to help secure the U.S. borders.
  2. 2These structures can remain for up to one year, with possible 90-day extensions.
  3. 3States must notify the Federal government 45 days before placing any structures.
  4. 4The Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture will oversee the placement of these structures.
Read the detailed summary

Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act or CONTAINER Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to allow border states to place temporary, movable structures on federal lands adjacent to the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders without a special use authorization. Border states may place these structures on such lands for the purpose of securing the northern or southern border for a period of not more than one year. Interior and the Forest Service must approve extension requests in 90-day increments if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that operational control of the border area has not been achieved.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 3, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Donald Trump
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