Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Border Property Protection Act”.
Border Property Protection Act
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for the construction of a wall along the southern border, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition
In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal department or agency may transfer, obligate, or expend any funds in connection with the use of eminent domain to take any property from any landowner on or in the vicinity of the southern border for construction of fencing, physical barriers, or a wall, including if such transfer, obligation, or expenditure is done in furtherance of the President’s February 15, 2019, declaration of a national emergency pursuant to section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) entitled “Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States” (Proclamation 9844; 84 Fed. Reg. 4949) or any such related successor declaration.
Definitions— In this section:
Landowner— The term “landowner” means any person who owns any property.
Person— The term “person” means a natural person, any Tribal, State, or local government or similar entity, or any private sector entity.
Property— The term “property” means land, including an estate or interest in land, including an easement or right of way in land.