A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for ot... in plain language
1: Transfers of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This section would transfer administrative jurisdiction over specific parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, between two federal agencies, and would set rules for surveying that land and possibly returning it later. First, administrative jurisdiction over about 25 acres of federal land in Harpers Ferry, shown on a specific map called the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Proposed Land Transfers map (numbered 385/176,677, dated May 2021), would move from the Secretary of the Interior to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Customs and Border Protection would administer this 25-acre parcel as part of its Advanced Training Center, following existing law, and this parcel would be removed from the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Second, administrative jurisdiction over 3 separate parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, totaling about 71.51 acres and also shown on the same map, would move the other way, from Customs and Border Protection to the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary would administer these parcels as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, following existing law. Neither of these two transfers would involve any payment or other compensation between the agencies. Customs and Border Protection would be required to obtain a survey to establish the exact acreage and legal description of the 25-acre parcel it receives, and Customs and Border Protection would pay for that survey out of its own appropriated funds. Customs and Border Protection could also, after consulting with the Secretary, correct clerical or typographical errors on the map. Once the survey is complete, Customs and Border Protection would have to give the Secretary a copy of it. If Customs and Border Protection later determines that it no longer needs the 25-acre parcel for its Advanced Training Center, it would have to transfer administrative jurisdiction over that land back to the Secretary, in a manner and condition acceptable to the Secretary, and that returned land would then be included within the boundary of, and administered as part of, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. An existing acreage limit on how much land can be added to the park's boundary, found in section 1(d) of the Act of June 30, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 450bb(d)), would not apply to this returned land, so it could be added to the park regardless of that limit.
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1. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction over certain 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. 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).