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
Transfers administrative control of specific Harpers Ferry federal parcels between the Department of the Interior and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The bill would send about 25 acres to CBP for use in its Advanced Training Center and bring roughly 71.5 acres into Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, with a survey and return rule if CBP no longer needs the land.
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- CBP: CBP would receive about 25 acres to administer as part of its Advanced Training Center. CBP must pay for a land survey and would return the parcel to the park if it decides the land is no longer required.
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: The Secretary of the Interior would take administrative control of roughly 71.5 acres across three parcels and manage them as part of the park. The bill also waives a 1944 acreage limit so returned land can be included in the park boundaries.
- Implementation and records: The exact parcels are set by a May 2021 map and finalized by a CBP-conducted survey, with clerical corrections allowed in consultation with the Secretary. Transfers occur without monetary reimbursement between the agencies.
*Transfers are made without interagency payment and require CBP to fund the survey from its appropriation.*
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Park and border agency trade land
If enacted, about 25 acres in Harpers Ferry would move from the Interior Department to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for its training center. That land would be taken out of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Three other parcels totaling about 71.51 acres would move from the border agency to Interior and be added to the park. The swap would happen without any money or other payment between the agencies.
Survey and possible return of training land
If enacted, U.S. Customs and Border Protection would have to get a land survey to set the exact size and legal description of the roughly 25-acre parcel. It would be allowed to fix map typos with the Interior Department. CBP would pay for the survey from its own budget and give Interior a copy. If CBP later decides it does not need the land for training, it would have to return it to Interior, and it would be added back into the national historical park even if usual acreage caps would limit it.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Cosponsors
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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