EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- The Department of Homeland Security announced that it intends to waive dozens of environmental laws to expedite border wall construction in California.

A Notice of Determination filed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday states there is "presently an acute and immediate need to construct additional physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project area."

Among the laws being waived are the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Historic Preservation Act.

The project could include, roads, drainage systems, erosion controls, safety features, lighting, cameras and sensors.

Noem's letter say

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