SB225 SFAT Martin #1 4-11

Nichols  7892

Senator Martin moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 225—A BILL to amend and reenact §15-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to incorporating in subsection (b) the following additional full time federal law enforcement officers of the United States government who are authorized to carry firearms while performing their duties in furtherance of the allowances contained in subsection (a) of this section of the code- United States Fish and Wildlife special agents and law enforcement, Diplomatic Security Service special agents, Coast Guard special agents, Customs and Border Protection law-enforcement agents and officers, Department of Defense special agents, Federal Protective Service officers, Federal Bureau of Prisons officers, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents and law-enforcement; also relating to expanding the powers of law-enforcement officers of the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service to include the authority to arrest, conduct searches, conduct seizures and enforce all laws of this state and also establishes that these officers will have the authority to undertake an independent investigation pursuant to that authority but only for activities occurring on lands managed and overseen by the National Park Service or the United States Forest Service.

Adopted

Rejected