Navigable road infrastructure along covered Federal land
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(a) In general The Secretaries, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall inventory existing roads and install navigable roads on covered Federal land— (1) to deter illegal southern border and northern border crossings; (2) to gain operational control of the southern border and northern border; and (3) to increase Department of Homeland Security access to covered Federal land. (b) Administration The Secretaries shall— (1) administer and maintain the roads installed under subsection (a); and (2) ensure access to the roads installed under subsection (a) by the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, local law enforcement, emergency personnel, and any other personnel that the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes described in that subsection. (c) Cooperative agreements The Secretaries shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) to install technology on covered Federal land that the Secretaries, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determine to be necessary to deter illegal entry into the United States; and (2) to gain operational control of the southern border and northern border.