Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4872 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4872 To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2023 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. Lamborn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act''. SEC. 2. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ACCESS TO WILDERNESS AREAS. Section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(8) U.S. customs and border protection access.-- ``(A) Permissible activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States: ``(i) Access structures, installations, and roads. ``(ii) Execute search and rescue operations. ``(iii) Use motor vehicles, motorboats, and motorized equipment. ``(i