U.S. Borders : Safe Or Sieve?: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, January 30, 2003, Volume 4 |
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Page 116 - NFS manages seven National Parks along the United States-Mexico international border, including Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Coronado National Memorial in Arizona; Amistad National Recreation Area, Big Bend National Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site and Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. They hosted more than 2,780,000 visitors in 2000.
Page 122 - Department of the Federal government having land management authority over the public lands including, but not limited to, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and USDA Forest Service. ANILCA means the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, 94 Stat. 2371...
Page 115 - Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to present the efforts being made by the National Park Service (NFS) to protect visitors and resources in national parks and mitigate the impact of illegal drug trafficking on park borders.
Page 116 - S2. 1 minion is allocated annually from a central source to individual parks and regional offices to address emergency issues. For example, in September 2002 this funding was used in an investigation of marijuana gardens at Sequoia National Park, which resulted in the removal of over 100,000 plants and led to 20 indictments. » The NPS has received funding from several regular and supplemental appropriations between 1997 and 2001 to cover the costs of anti-terrorism expenditures. Funding in the construction...
Page 52 - US citizen and whether he had brought anything across the border from Mexico. After the agent responded that he was a US citizen and that he was not bringing anything into the United States from Mexico, the inspector allowed him to proceed without requiring any proof of identity. On a subsequent occasion at the same border crossing, two of our agents were asked for identification by separate BCBP inspectors. Both agents presented counterfeit driver's licenses and were allowed to cross into the United...
Page 118 - National park rangers have always been a critical element to that mission. Like many other agencies, the NPS will have to use available resources more efficiently to improve our law enforcement program. Even though the Service is proactive in identifying and solving problems, park staff should be able to expect that if help is needed, it will be available. Reviewing and managing our priorities — both human resources and natural and cultural resources — identifying problems and seeking out creative...
Page 117 - ... $35,000 for training for regional special event and incident management teams in FY03. These teams comprise the region's first response capability for tactical operations/staffing support and incident management. Increased preparedness was provided through appropriations for operations in recent years. Base increases allowed for additional patrol of facilities, trained operators of security equipment, dispatch staff, and training at parks such as Mount Rushmore National Memorial, National Capital...
Page 52 - Mr. Chairman, this completes my prepared statement, we will be pleased to answer any questions you or the other committee membei'S may have.
Page 121 - ... issuance; country of residence; US visa number, date and place of issuance (where applicable); alien registration number (where applicable); address while in the United States; and such other information as determined to be necessary for the enforcement of the immigration laws and to protect safety and national security. The advance submission requirement will help the BCBP verify the identities of individuals being transported and enforce US immigration laws. This program will assist inspectors...
Page 118 - Like many other agencies, the NPS will have to use available resources more efficiently to improve our law enforcement program. Even though the Service is proactive in identifying and solving problems, park staff should be able to expect that if help is needed, it will be available. Reviewing and managing our priorities — both human resources and natural and cultural resources — identifying problems and seeking out creative solutions that involve neighbors and partners on both sides of the border...