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

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Introduced:
Jul 15, 2025
Policy Area:
Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Jul 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jul 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Jul 15, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

Jul 15, 2025

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Length: 4,461 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Jul 15, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:20 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2280 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2280

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

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 15, 2025

Mr. Justice (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal
land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, 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.
PARCELS OF FEDERAL LAND IN HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA.

(a) Transfers.--

(1) Transfer to the commissioner of u.s. customs and border
protection.--
(A) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over
approximately 25 acres of Federal land in Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Proposed Land Transfers'', numbered 385/176,677, and
dated May 2021 (referred to in this section as the
``Map'') is transferred from the Secretary of the
Interior (referred to in this section as the
``Secretary'') to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, to be administered as part of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Advanced Training
Center in accordance with applicable law.
(B) Exclusion from boundary.--The Federal land
transferred by subparagraph
(A) is excluded from the
boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

(2) Transfer to the secretary.--Administrative jurisdiction
over 3 parcels of Federal land totaling approximately 71.51
acres in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, as generally depicted on
the Map, is transferred from the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to the Secretary, to be administered by
the Secretary--
(A) as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical
Park; and
(B) in accordance with applicable law.

(3) No reimbursement or consideration.--A transfer of
administrative jurisdiction over Federal land under paragraph

(1)
(A) or

(2) shall be without monetary reimbursement or
additional consideration.

(b) Land Surveys.--

(1) In general.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection--
(A) shall obtain a survey to finalize the exact
acreage and legal description of the parcel of Federal
land described in subsection

(a)

(1)
(A) ; and
(B) may, in consultation with the Secretary, modify
any clerical and typographical errors in the Map.

(2) Cost of survey.--The cost of the survey under paragraph

(1)
(A) shall be charged to an appropriation of the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection.

(3) Information sharing.--On completion of the survey under
paragraph

(1)
(A) , the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall provide to the Secretary a copy of the survey.

(4) Reversion and restoration.--
(A) In general.--If the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection determines that the
Federal land transferred by subparagraph
(A) of
subsection

(a)

(1) is no longer required for the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection's Advanced Training
Center, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall transfer administrative jurisdiction
over the Federal land described in that subparagraph to
the Secretary in a manner and condition acceptable to
the Secretary, to be included within the boundary of,
and to be administered as part of, Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park.
(B) Acreage limitation.--The acreage limitation
under
section 1 (d) of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 Stat.
(d) of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58
Stat. 645, chapter 328; 16 U.S.C. 450bb
(d) ) shall not
apply to the inclusion within the boundary of Harpers
Ferry National Historical Park of the Federal land
under subparagraph
(A) .
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