1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Border Construction Materials Transfer Act of 2023”.
Border Construction Materials Transfer Act of 2023
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer, without reimbursement, materials to construct roadways and physical barriers along the southern border of the United States to the Governments of the States in which such materials are located, and for other purposes.
2. Transfer of barrier and roadway construction materials to State Governments
Transfer of covered materials— Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer, without reimbursement—
all covered materials located, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in Texas to the Government of Texas;
all covered materials located, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in Arizona to the Government of Arizona;
all covered materials located, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in New Mexico to the Government of New Mexico; and
all covered materials located, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in California to the Government of California.
Physical relocation of materials— The Secretary of Homeland Security shall be responsible for the physical relocation of all covered materials transferred under this section to appropriate State-operated facilities.
Covered materials— In this section, the term covered materials means all unused materials in the possession of the Federal Government that were purchased to construct roadways or physical barriers along the southern border of the United States.