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119-s-2280119th Congress

A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Senator Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Passed Senate

Summary

A jurisdictional swap of Federal land would transfer a small parcel to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for training and move several parcels into Harpers Ferry National Historical Park to expand park holdings. The swap is set up as a no-cost exchange and follows map depictions dated May 2021.

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  • CBP and its training center: CBP would receive about 25 acres to administer as part of its Advanced Training Center and that parcel would be excluded from the park boundary. CBP must pay for and complete a survey from its appropriation and must return the parcel to the Secretary of the Interior if it is no longer needed.
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and visitors: The Secretary of the Interior would gain three parcels totaling about 71.5 acres to include and manage as part of the park under applicable law. A 1944 acreage-limit provision would not block adding the transferred land into the park boundary.
  • Financial and map terms: Both transfers would occur without monetary reimbursement or other consideration, and the May 2021 map would control the parcels' locations and boundaries.

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Harpers Ferry park and border agency land swap

The bill would swap federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 25 acres would move from Interior to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for its Advanced Training Center, and about 71.51 acres would move from CBP to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The 25-acre parcel would be outside the park boundary, and CBP would pay for a survey to set its exact legal description and share it with Interior; the agencies could fix clerical map errors. If CBP later does not need the 25 acres, it would return it in acceptable condition, and a legal acreage cap would be waived so the land can be added back to the park. Both transfers would happen with no money paid between the agencies.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Justice, James C. [R-WV]

WV • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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