Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the construction of border walls without obtaining a building permit.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a city, town, or county from requiring a nonprofit corporation or property owner to have a building or construction permit if (Sec. 1 & 2):

• The permit is for construction of an international boundary wall;

• The proposed construction is on or adjacent to the international boundary line; and

• The landowner has provided written consent for the construction. 

• Requires the property owner, within 2 months after the completion of the international boundary wall, to provide the city, town, or county with an affidavit of completion signed and sealed by a professional and registered engineer certifying that the construction of the international boundary wall was built according to the plan and safety requirements (Sec. 1 & 2).

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