CONTAINER Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires eliminates Federal permitting requirements for Border States to place temporary movable structures on Federal land for border security purposes. It relies on exemptions and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Border Security, Environment, and Housing.
Who Benefits and How
Border State governments (TX, NM, AZ, CA, MT, ND, MN, MI, NY, VT, NH, ME) could face lower compliance burdens, Federal land management agencies (BIA, BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, FWS, NPS) could face lower compliance burdens, and Border security infrastructure contractors and suppliers could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Interior could face increased risk, Department of Agriculture (Forest Service) could face increased risk, and Wildlife protection organizations could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Requires eliminates Federal permitting requirements for Border States to place temporary movable structures on Federal land for border security purposes.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires eliminates Federal permitting requirements for Border States to place temporary movable structures on Federal land for border security purposes.
Key Policy Areas
Border Security, Environment, Housing
Primary Purpose
The bill requires eliminates Federal permitting requirements for Border States to place temporary movable structures on Federal land for border security purposes.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Placement of movable, temporary structures on Federal land
Identified Gains
- Border State governments (TX, NM, AZ, CA, MT, ND, MN, MI, NY, VT, NH, ME)
- Federal land management agencies (BIA, BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, FWS, NPS)
- Border security infrastructure contractors and suppliers
Identified Costs
- Department of Interior
- Department of Agriculture (Forest Service)
- Wildlife protection organizations
- Environmental conservation organizations
- Indigenous tribes with BIA-managed lands
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Agriculture (Forest Service), Department of the Interior, Federal land management agencies (BIA, BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, FWS, NPS)
Border State governments (TX, NM, AZ, CA, MT, ND, MN, MI, NY, VT, NH, ME)
Environmental conservation organizations, Wildlife protection organizations
Border security infrastructure contractors and suppliers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commissioner"
- → Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- "border_states"
- → States adjacent to northern border (Canada) or southern border (Mexico)
- "secretary_concerned"
- → Secretary of the Interior (for BIA, BLM, Reclamation, FWS, NPS land) OR Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forest System land)
- "federal_land_management_agencies"
- → ['Bureau of Indian Affairs', 'Bureau of Land Management', 'Bureau of Reclamation', 'Forest Service', 'United States Fish and Wildlife Service', 'National Park Service']
Note: The 'Secretary concerned' has dual meaning depending on land jurisdiction: Secretary of Interior for most Federal lands vs Secretary of Agriculture for National Forest System lands
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A State that is adjacent to the northern border or southern border
Land under the jurisdiction and management of a Federal land management agency that is adjacent to the northern border or southern border
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service
The international border between the United States and Canada
As defined in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109-367)
Secretary of the Interior (for land under Interior jurisdiction through BIA, BLM, Reclamation, FWS, or NPS directors) or Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forest System land through Forest Service Chief)
The international border between the United States and Mexico
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