US Congress House Bill 3629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement a comprehensive mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities along the international land borders of the United States. Requires the plan to include measures to address and mitigate the full range of such impacts, including: (1) preserving, maintaining, and restoring wildlife migration corridors, key habitats, and the ecologically functional connectivity among key habitats sufficient to ensure that species remain viable and are able to adapt to the impacts of climate change; (2) addressing control of invasive species; (3) maintaining hydrological functionality; and (5) protection of cultural and historical resources. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the plan on any federal, state, private, or tribal lands, provided that activities are carried out in full consultation with, and with the concurrence of, the owner or entity with principal responsibility for the management of such lands. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to other federal agencies for: (1) expenditure under programs of such agencies that are designed to fund conservation-related activities on nonfederal lands; and (2) mitigation activities on federal lands managed by such agencies.

Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
2009-09-22		Referred to House Homeland Security
2009-09-22		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-09-22		Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3629/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3629/BILLS-111hr3629ih.pdf