U:\2019CONF\DivA-DHS.xml SEN. APPRO. 33 1 SEC. 230. (a) Of the total amount made available 2 under "U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Procure3 ment, Construction, and Improvements", $2,370,222,000 4 shall be available only as follows: 5 (1) $1,375,000,000 is for the construction of 6 primary pedestrian fencing, including levee pedes- 7 trian fencing, in the Rio Grande Valley Sector; 8 (2) $725,000,000 is for the acquisition and de- 9 ployment of border security technologies and trade 10 and travel assets and infrastructure, to include 11 $570,000,000 for non-intrusive inspection equipment 12 at ports of entry; and 13 (3) $270,222,000 is for construction and facil- 14 ity improvements, to include $222,000,000 for hu- 15 manitarian needs, $14,775,000 for Office of Field 16 Operations facilities, and $33,447,000 for Border 17 Patrol station facility improvements. 18 (b) The amounts designated in subsection (a)(l) shall 19 only be available for operationally effective designs de- 20 ployed as of the date of the Consolidated Appropriations 21 Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), such as currently de22 ployed steel bollard designs, that prioritize agent safety. 23 (c) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en- 24 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 25 shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the February 13, 2019 (8:57 p.m.) U:\2019CONF\DivA-DHS.xml SEN. APPRO. 34 1 Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 2 Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the 3 United States an updated risk-based plan for improving 4 security along the borders of the United States that in5 eludes the elements required under subsection (a) of sec6 tion 231 of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations 7 Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), which shall be evaluated 8 in accordance with subsection (b) of such section. 9 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act or prior Acts are available for the construction of pe11 destrian fencing12 (1) within the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge; 13 (2) within the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State 14 Park; 15 (3) within La Lomita Historical park; 16 (4) within the National Butterfly Center; or 17 (5) within or east of the Vista del Mar Ranch 18 tract of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wild- 19 life Refuge. 20 SEC. 232. (a) Prior to use of any funds made avail- 21 able by this Act for the construction of physical barriers 22 within the city limits of any city or census designated place 23 described in subsection (c), the Department of Homeland 24 Security and the local elected officials of such a city or 25 census designated place shall confer and seek to reach mu- February 13, 2019 (8:57 p.m.) SEN. APPRO. U:\2019CONF\DivA-DHS.xml 35 1 tual agreement regarding the design and alignment of 2 physical barriers within that city or the census designated 3 place (as the case may be). Such consultations shall con4 tinue until September 30, 2019 (or until agreement is 5 reached, if earlier) and may be extended beyond that date 6 by agreement of the parties, and no funds made available 7 in this Act shall be used for such construction while con8 sultations are continuing. 9 (b) Not later than July 1, 2019, the Secretary shall 10 issue notices for public comment regarding construction 11 of pedestrian fencing in the places identified in subsection 12 (c). The notices shall afford the public not less than 60 13 days to submit comments on the location of proposed fenc14 ing in the affected areas. Not later than 90 days following 15 the end of the comment period identified in this sub16 section, the Department shall publish in the Federal Reg- 17 ister its responses to the comments received along with 18 its plans for construction in the areas identified in the no19 tice to which it is responding. 20 (c) The cities and census designated place described 21 in this subsection are as follows: 22 (1) Roma, Texas. 23 (2) Rio Grande City, Texas. 24 (3) Escobares, Texas. 25 (4) La Grulla, Texas. February 13, 2019 (8:57 p.m.) U:\2019CONF\DivA-DHS.xml SEN. APPRO. 36 1 2 February 13, 2019 (8:57 p.m.) (5) The census designated place of Salineno, Texas.