Sec. 202. Policies and procedures to reduce trash along the southern border
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and implement policies and protocols to prevent and mitigate environmental degradation caused by aliens without lawful immigration status— crossing the southern border on covered Federal lands; or being housed, or otherwise illegally encroaching or camping, on National Forest System lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
In developing the policies and protocols under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall consider policies and seek to implement best practices with respect to— reducing trash accumulation, particularly in ecologically sensitive areas— on covered Federal lands; or where aliens without lawful immigration status are being housed, or are otherwise illegally encroaching or camping, on National Forest System lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; addressing the destruction of sensitive natural and archaeological resources; and addressing the destruction of wildlife habitat.