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Stop HR 1505 which would give Homeland Security control of 100 miles of National Parks and public lands on our borders.

Created by J.M. on October 12, 2011

Stop HR1505 which would give the Department of Homeland Security control over federal lands within 100 miles of the United States' border. This includes Glacier National Park, North Cascades National Park, 228 national wildlife refuges,and much more.

http://mtlowdown.blogspot.com/2011/09/house-measure-would-expand-homelan... by John Adams of the Great Falls Tribune details the impacts of this proposed legislation.

The proposed measure, called the "National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act," would let Homeland Security waive 36 major federal environmental protection laws in order to facilitate border patrol activities on public lands.

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