The bill focuses on enhancing emergency communications within National Park System units. It defines terms related to emergency communications and directs the Secretary of the Interior to assess the implementation status and costs of Next Generation 9–1–1 systems across these centers. Following the assessment, a report will be submitted to Congress and made publicly available, identifying potential implementation issues. The Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders and federal agencies, is then required to develop a plan for installing Next Generation 9–1–1 systems at identified emergency communications centers, ensuring interoperability and addressing relevant issues. However, the plan need not address units where sufficient Next Generation 9–1–1 systems are already in place or being installed.
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.
