To authorize the transfer to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas of certain materials for the construction of the border wall, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill, introduced in the 118th Congress, would permit the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to give unused border wall construction materials to the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. These materials, which include steel bollards and other supplies originally purchased by the federal government, are currently being held in storage at various sites. By transferring these items, the bill aims to allow the three border states to use the materials for their own state-led wall construction or maintenance projects rather than leaving them unused in federal inventory. While the specific bill remained in committee through the end of the 118th Congress, similar provisions were later addressed through national defense legislation to manage the disposal of these excess materials.
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