S2280-119

Passed Senate

A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 15, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over federal land parcels in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, between the National Park Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. About 25 acres move from the Secretary of the Interior to CBP for the Advanced Training Center, and about 71.51 acres move from CBP to the Secretary of the Interior for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

The transfers are made without reimbursement or consideration, require a map and legal descriptions to stay on file, and keep the affected land subject to valid existing rights.

Who Benefits and How

U.S. Customs and Border Protection benefits by receiving land to administer as part of its Advanced Training Center. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the National Park Service benefit by receiving three parcels for park administration and boundary management.

Visitors, park managers, and local Harpers Ferry stakeholders benefit from clearer federal jurisdiction over which parcels belong to the historical park and which belong to CBP training operations.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection must execute the jurisdictional transfers, maintain the map and legal descriptions, and administer the parcels under applicable law.

Neither agency receives reimbursement for the transfer, and each takes on management duties for the parcels it receives.

Key Provisions

  • Transfers about 25 acres from Interior to CBP for the Advanced Training Center.
  • Transfers about 71.51 acres from CBP to Interior for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
  • Excludes the CBP-transferred parcel from the park boundary and adds the Interior-transferred parcels to park administration.
  • Requires maps and legal descriptions to be kept on file and makes transfers subject to valid existing rights.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified Harpers Ferry federal land parcels between Interior and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Key Policy Areas

Public Lands, Homeland Security

Primary Purpose

Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified Harpers Ferry federal land parcels between Interior and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Policy Domains

Public Lands Homeland Security

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • CBP Advanced Training Center
  • National Park Service
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: es
National Park Service:
CBP Advanced Training Center:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park:
Identified Costs
  • Secretary of the Interior
  • Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • National Park Service land managers
  • CBP land managers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: es
CBP land managers:
Secretary of the Interior:
National Park Service land managers:
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection:

Legislative Progress

Passed Senate
Introduced Committee Passed
May 4, 2026

Held at the desk.

May 4, 2026

Received in the House.

May 1, 2026

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Apr 29, 2026

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by …

Apr 29, 2026

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2100; …

Apr 29, 2026

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …

Jul 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Jul 15, 2025

Mr. Justice (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following …

Jul 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Public Lands Homeland Security
Actor Mappings
"secretary"
→ Secretary or agency head identified in the operative section
"administrator"
→ Administrator identified in the operative section

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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