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House Bill 2686
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Border Property Protection Act
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H. R. 2686 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2686


To prohibit the transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for the construction of a wall along the southern border, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 10, 2019

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Takano, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit the transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for the construction of a wall along the southern border, 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 “Border Property Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal department or agency may transfer, obligate, or expend any funds in connection with the use of eminent domain to take any property from any landowner on or in the vicinity of the southern border for construction of fencing, physical barriers, or a wall, including if such transfer, obligation, or expenditure is done in furtherance of the President’s February 15, 2019, declaration of a national emergency pursuant to section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) entitled “Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States” (Proclamation 9844; 84 Fed. Reg. 4949) or any such related successor declaration.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) LANDOWNER.—The term “landowner” means any person who owns any property.

(2) PERSON.—The term “person” means a natural person, any Tribal, State, or local government or similar entity, or any private sector entity.

(3) PROPERTY.—The term “property” means land, including an estate or interest in land, including an easement or right of way in land.