Making National Parks Safer Act
Senate Committee Advances Making National Parks Safer Act to Upgrade 911 Systems Across Parks
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Directs the Interior Department to review emergency call centers in national parks and see which ones have modern 911 capability.
- Within 1 year of the law taking effect, Interior must estimate what it would cost to buy, run, and maintain upgraded 911 systems across parks.
- Interior must publish a public report online explaining the findings and any problems that could slow upgrades, like tech or jurisdiction issues.
- Within the next year after that report, Interior must make a plan to install upgraded 911 systems in parks that still need them.
- The plan must be coordinated with state/local emergency officials and key federal agencies so calls, locations, and info can be shared across systems.
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Milestones
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S481-482)
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Making National Parks Safer Act
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