WV SB225

Expands the list of federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce West Virginia state laws (except traffic/parking) to include U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agents, Diplomatic Security Service agents, Coast Guard agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, Department of Defense agents, Federal Protective Service officers, Federal Bureau of Prisons officers, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

Grants National Park Service commissioned rangers full arrest, search, and seizure powers for any state law offense committed within national parks, recreation areas, or National Park System property

Grants U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement officers and special agents arrest, search, and seizure powers for state law offenses committed within national forests or Forest Service-managed lands

Authorizes National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service officers to conduct independent investigations, but only for activities occurring on lands they manage or oversee

Federal officers acting under this authority receive the same immunities as state/local officers but remain subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act and are not considered state or local agency employees