Safer Parks Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5351 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5351

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing public 
 safety answering points in units of the National Park System to Next 
           Generation 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2024

 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to upgrade existing public 
 safety answering points in units of the National Park System to Next 
           Generation 9-1-1 systems, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Parks Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) Next generation 9-1-1 system.--The term ``Next 
        Generation 9-1-1 system'' has the meaning given the term ``Next 
        Generation 9-1-1 services'' in section 158(e) of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 942(e)).
            (3) Public safety answering point.--The term ``public 
        safety answering point'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 222(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        222(h)).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS LOCATED IN UNITS 
              OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an assessment of public 
safety answering points located in units of the National Park System to 
identify--
            (1) the implementation status of Next Generation 9-1-1 
        systems at existing public safety answering points in units of 
        the National Park System;
            (2) estimated costs to purchase Next Generation 9-1-1 
        systems for public safety answering points in units of the 
        National Park System that have not begun to implement Next 
        Generation 9-1-1 systems; and
            (3) estimated costs to maintain and operate Next Generation 
        9-1-1 systems across all public safety answering points in 
        units of the National Park System.
    (b) Report.--On completion of the assessment under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
and make available on the website of the Department of the Interior, a 
report--
            (1) describing the results of the assessment; and
            (2) identifying issues that may affect the implementation 
        of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems across all public safety 
        answering points in units of the National Park System, 
        including--
                    (A) jurisdictional issues;
                    (B) technological issues;
                    (C) issues relating to relevant authorities; and
                    (D) issues relating to legal agreements.

SEC. 4. PLAN TO INSTALL NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SYSTEMS IN UNITS OF THE 
              NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (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 public safety answering points 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 National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration;
                    (B) the National Highway Traffic Safety 
                Administration; and
                    (C) the Federal Communications Commission.
    (c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a plan developed 
under that subsection shall not be required to address public safety 
answering points 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.
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