A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes.

Q: What does Preamble of A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes. do?

This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The bill includes provisions for other purposes, though these are not detailed in this section.

Q: What does TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN of A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes. do?

This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over approximately 25 acres of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for use as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Advanced Training Center. The transferred land is excluded from the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Approximately 71.51 acres of Federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, are transferred from the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection back to the Secretary to be administered as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. These transfers are to occur without monetary reimbursement or additional consideration. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to obtain a survey to finalize the acreage and legal description of the transferred land and may correct clerical errors in the map. If the transferred land is no longer needed for the Advanced Training Center, it will revert to the Secretary and be reincorporated into Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The acreage limitation under section 1(d) of the Act of June 30, 1944, does not apply to the inclusion of the transferred land within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Last updated: 5/4/2026 · Introduced: 7/15/2025

Author: James Justice (R-WV)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill transfers approximately 25 acres of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from the Department of the Interior to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for an Advanced Training Center.
The bill reincorporates approximately 71.51 acres of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from U.S. Customs and Border Protection back into Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Land transferred for the Advanced Training Center will revert to the National Historical Park if no longer needed, and acreage limitations from a 1944 Act do not apply to this reincorporation.

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