SB225 amends West Virginia law to authorize commissioned rangers of the National Park Service to enforce state laws, allowing independent investigation, arrest, search, and seizure for any offense under state law in the National Park System.

The West Virginia Senate passed SB225 on April 11, 2025 by a vote of 33 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill expands state recognition of unconstitutional federal agencies that ought not even to exist, let alone have the power to enforce state and local laws. The 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reserves all powers not enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 to the states or the people. Assuming state police powers exceeds the limited domestic law-enforcement jurisdiction of the federal government, undermining the separation of federal and state powers, and establishes unconstitutional federal authority in state and local policing.