HR 1505: DHS Seeks Total Control of 100 Mile Coastal Border Zone

07-25-2011 • bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com

A new bill in the House of Representatives sponsored by Rob Bishop (R-UT) will expand the power of the Department of Homeland Security in coastal states. This directly from the bill, "To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes." So much for states rights being defended by the GOP. HR Bill 1505, the “National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act,” would force the Secretary of the Interior to cede authority of coastal public lands, as well as lands located along the borders of Canada and Mexico, to the Secretary of Homeland Security when the latter sees fit. It would give the Dept. of Homeland Security the ability to construct roads and fences, deploy patrol vehicles and set up “monitoring equipment” in the National Seashore with impunity. And it would waive the need for the Dept. of Homeland Security to comply with environmental laws in areas within 100 miles of a coastline or international border.