Making National Parks Safer Act

Key Points

• Congress would direct the Interior Department to review emergency call centers in national parks and see which ones have modern 9-1-1 capabilities.
• Within 1 year of the bill becoming law, Interior must estimate what it would cost to buy, run, and maintain next-generation 9-1-1 systems across park units.
• Interior would have to publish a report online explaining what it found and what could slow upgrades, like legal agreements, technology problems, or who has authority.
• Within 1 year after that report, Interior must make a plan to install next-generation 9-1-1 systems where needed, working with state/local emergency officials and other federal agencies.
• If a park already has enough next-generation 9-1-1 equipment installed (or being installed), Interior would not have to include that park’s call center in the plan.