,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #f1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
assist ,states and local governments to 
develop and implement emergency         
notification systems suitable for use on
 public recreational lands1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,communication 
and ,alert ,maintenance ,program for    
,early ,response ,act or ,,camper ,act4 
#b4 ,department of ,homeland ,security  
assistance for development and          
implementation of emergency notification
 systems for use on ,state and local    

government recreational lands  7a7      
,technical assistance authorized ,the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
provide technical assistance to a ,state
 or local government to develop and     
implement an emergency notification     
system suitable for use on public       
recreational lands administered by the  
,state or local government to warn      
persons using such lands of emergency   
situations1 including natural disasters 
and acts of terrorism or other man-made 
disasters4  7b7 ,implementation grants  
7#a7 ,grants authorized ,the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security may make grants1 
on a competitive basis1 to ,states and  
local governments to procure and install
 emergency notification systems on      
public recreational lands1 as described 
in subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,maximum grant 
,a grant under this subsection may not  
exceed #ej1jjj4  7#c7 ,cost-sharing     
requirements  7,a7 ,recipient share ,a  
grant recipient shall provide matching  
non-,federal funds1 either in cash or   

in-kind support1 in an amount equal to  
not less than five percent of the       
,federal funds provided in a grant under
 this subsection4  7,b7 ,waiver ,the    
,secretary may establish conditions     
under which the cost-sharing            
requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 may be
 reduced or waived4  7c7 ,reporting     
requirement ,for each fiscal year in    
which technical assistance and grants   
are provided under this section1 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report--  7#a7
 describing the present state of        
preparedness of ,state park and         
recreation departments to provide       
adequate emergency notification in the  
event of emergency situations1 including
 natural disasters and acts of terrorism
 or other man-made disasters2 and  7#b7 
containing such recommendations for     

additional legislative action as the    
,secretary considers appropriate4