H.R. 2593: Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007
SEC. 5. BORDER BARRIER CONSTRUCTION
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for least 2 layers of reinforced fencing, the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors—’ and inserting `the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, and State, local, and tribal officials, shall provide for fencing, vehicle barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, sensors, or other surveillance and barrier tools as necessary—’;
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking `2007’ and inserting `2008’; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
`(D) MANNER OF CONSTRUCTION- In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, where practicable, prioritize the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, remote cameras, sensors, vehicle barriers, or other low impact border enforcement techniques on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or other Federal agencies.’.
I see what you are saying but watch your key words such as:
as necessary
where practicable
Those 4 words just wiped out a fence.
No doubt this is for better roads and mass transit to get the criminals up to the border...