Making National Parks Safer Act
Sponsored By: Representative Fulcher
In Committee
Summary
Upgrades National Park emergency communications centers to Next Generation 9-1-1 technology. The bill directs the Interior Secretary, through the National Park Service, to assess existing park emergency centers and plan upgrades so parks can receive and share richer 9-1-1 calls and data across jurisdictions.
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- Visitors and families: 9-1-1 calls from people in parks could include better location info and multimedia, helping dispatchers find and assist people faster.
- Park staff and first responders: Centers would gain the ability to process and analyze 9-1-1 requests, transfer calls between centers, and support incident command during complex responses.
- State and local emergency agencies: The Secretary must consult state and local emergency operations officials and other stakeholders to ensure interoperability across equipment, software, devices, and jurisdictions.
- Oversight and planning: The Secretary must assess implementation status and estimate upgrade and operating costs and report those findings to Congress within 1 year, then develop an installation plan within 1 year after that report. The text does not authorize funding for the upgrades.
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Upgrade 9-1-1 in National Parks
This bill would require the Department of the Interior to assess emergency call centers in National Park units. The assessment would be due within 1 year after enactment. It would report current Next Generation 9-1-1 status and estimate purchase, maintenance, and operating costs. The Secretary would send the report to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and publish it online. Within 1 year after that report, the Secretary would make a plan to install Next Generation 9-1-1 systems where needed. The plan would require consultation with state and local emergency officials, local stakeholders, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission. The plan would not have to cover centers that a superintendent says already have sufficient upgrades. The bill would define key terms and does not authorize funding.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fulcher
ID • R
Cosponsors
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
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