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119-s-290119th CongressWALLET

Making National Parks Safer Act

Sponsored By: Senator Barrasso, John [R-WY]

In Committee

Summary

Upgrading National Park emergency centers to Next Generation 9-1-1 would modernize how parks receive and share 9-1-1 requests and related data. It would require a one-year assessment and then a second one-year window to develop an installation plan based on that assessment.

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  • Visitors would benefit from emergency centers that can receive 9-1-1 requests and related data and share them with responders across jurisdictions, improving information flow during incidents.
  • Park superintendents and units would get an assessment within 1 year to identify which centers lack NG9-1-1 and to estimate costs to purchase, maintain, and operate those systems.
  • State and local emergency operations officials would be consulted to ensure interoperability and coordinated technical and legal arrangements.
  • Congress and the public would receive a Department of the Interior report with implementation status, cost estimates, and issues such as jurisdictional, technological, and legal challenges.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Upgrade 9-1-1 in National Parks

This bill would require the Interior Secretary to assess park emergency communications within one year of enactment. The assessment would check which centers have Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. It would estimate costs to buy, maintain, and operate those systems. The Secretary would send the report to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Secretary would also send it to the House Natural Resources Committee and post it on the Interior website. Within one year after that report, the Secretary would make a plan to install Next Generation 9-1-1 systems. The plan would cover park centers identified by the assessment. The plan would be developed with state and local emergency officials, local stakeholders, and federal agencies. A superintendent could exclude centers where sufficient systems are already installed or being installed. The bill would also define key terms like "emergency communications center," "interoperability," and "Next Generation 9-1-1 system."

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Barrasso, John [R-WY]

WY • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 1/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

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