H.R. 7031
Making National Parks Safer Act
Sponsor: Russ Fulcher
1 cosponsor
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Making National Parks Safer Act
This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a plan to install Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems, which are certain interoperable, digital, and secure Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls.
Specifically, the NPS must assess the implementation status and estimated costs of such NG911 systems at existing emergency communications centers in NPS units. The NPS must also develop a plan, based on the assessment, to install NG911 systems at centers.
Text of the bill
(a) In general. Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report under section 3(b) is submitted, the Secretary shall develop a plan, based on the results of the assessment completed under section 3(a) and subject to subsection (c), to install Next Generation 9–1–1 systems at identified emergency communications centers in units of the National Park System.
(b) Consultation. In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—
(1) State and local emergency operations officials to ensure interoperability of the Next Generation 9–1–1 systems;
(2) State and local stakeholders that the superintendent of the applicable unit of the National Park System determines to be appropriate; and
(3) relevant Federal agencies, including—
(A) the Department of Commerce;
(B) the Department of Transportation; and
(C) the Federal Communications Commission.
(c) Limitation. Notwithstanding subsection (a), a plan developed under that subsection shall not be required to address emergency communications centers in any unit of the National Park System at which the superintendent of the unit of the National Park System determines that sufficient Next Generation 9–1–1 systems have already been installed or are being installed, as applicable.