Tucson Standard

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) has introduced legislation aimed at bolstering public safety on federal lands, protecting communities, and addressing environmental degradation along the southern border.

The proposed legislation, named the Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act (H.R. 9678), seeks to enhance border security through several measures. These include constructing navigable roads, allowing states to place temporary barriers on federal lands, directing federal managers to develop plans to reduce hazardous trash piles, and prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to house inadmissible migrants on federal lands.

Ciscomani's initiative is supported by a group of representatives including Westerman, Green, Tiffany, Amodei, Bacon, Barr, Bilirakis, Carter, Chavez-DeRemer, Crenshaw, Edwards, Fleishmann, Fong, Fulcher, Gosar, Graves, Grothman, Guest, Hill, Malliotakis, Newhouse, Reschenthaler, Rouzer, Stauber, Steil, Williams and Wittman.

“For the last three and a half years border districts like mine have suffered the devastating consequences stemming from the crisis at our southern border,” said Ciscomani. “My legislation is a commonsense solution that will enhance Border Patrol’s ability to do their job empower states to secure their border safeguard taxpayer dollars and protect the environment by addressing the growing trash piles along the southern border.”

"America’s southern border has been ravaged by the effects of Border Czar Kamala Harris's failed policies," stated House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman. "Today we're pushing back against this failing administration and introducing legislation to enhance border security reduce the trash pile forming along the border and ensure not a single tax dollar is spent housing migrants on federal lands."

The full text of the bill is available for review.