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Border Patrol Access to Wilderness Areas for Border Security.

This new act allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct activities like using vehicles, building roads, and erecting barriers within wilderness areas to secure international land borders. While aiming to enhance national security, it also mandates protecting the wilderness character. Citizens might observe increased law enforcement presence in these regions.
Key points
U.S. Customs and Border Protection gains authority to use vehicles, build roads, and erect barriers in wilderness areas for border security.
These activities must be carried out while protecting the wilderness character of the areas as much as possible.
The act aims to strengthen border security, which may affect public access or activities in certain border wilderness zones.
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Additional Information
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
Print number: HR 760
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Process start date: 2021-02-03