,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,king1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to conduct an assessment to identify    
locations in ,national ,parks in which  
there is the greatest need for broadband
 internet access service and areas in   
,national ,parks in which there is the  
greatest need for cellular service1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,connect 
,our ,parks ,act4  #b4 ,broadband       
internet access service and cellular    
service assessment and planning in      
,national ,parks  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     

means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 
7,b7 the ,committee on ,commerce1       
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on        
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,d7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,broadband ,internet ,access ,service   
,the term broadband internet access     
service has the meaning given the term  
in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor
 regulation74  7#c7 ,cellular service   
,the term cellular service has the      
meaning given the term in section #bb4ii
 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation74  7#d7 ,national ,park ,the 
term ,national ,park means a unit of the
 ,national ,park ,system that is        
designated as a ,national ,park4  7#e7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 

through the ,director of the ,national  
,park ,service4  7b7 ,assessment  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall complete an  
assessment of ,national ,parks to       
identify-- 7,a7 #a or more locations in 
each ,national ,park in which there is  
the greatest need for broadband internet
 access service1 based on the           
considerations described in paragraph   
7#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 #a or more areas in
 each ,national ,park in which there is 
the greatest need for cellular service1 
based on the considerations described in
 paragraph 7#b77;,b74  7#b7             
,considerations  7,a7 ,broadband        
internet access service ,for purposes of
 identifying locations in ,national     
,parks under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the   
,secretary shall consider1 with respect 
to each ,national ,park1 the            
availability of broadband internet      
access service in-- 7i7 housing2  7ii7  
administrative facilities and related   

structures2  7iii7 campgrounds2 and     
7iv7 any other location within the      
,national ,park in which broadband      
internet access service is determined to
 be necessary by the superintendent of  
the ,national ,park4  7,b7 ,cellular    
service ,for purposes of identifying    
areas in ,national ,parks under         
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary     
shall consider1 with respect to each    
,national ,park1 the availability of    
cellular service in any area within the 
,national ,park that would increase--   
7i7 the access of the public to         
emergency services2 or  7ii7 the        
communications capabilities of ,national
 ,park ,service employees4  7#c7 ,report
 ,on completion of the assessment under 
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress1 and make available on the    
website of the ,department of the       
,interior1 a report describing the      
results of the assessment4  7c7 ,plan   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b     

years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall develop 
a plan1 based on the results of the     
assessment completed under subsection   
7b7 and subject to paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7
 to install broadband internet access   
service infrastructure in certain       
locations in ,national ,parks2 and  7,b7
 to install cellular service equipment  
and infrastructure in certain areas of  
,national ,parks4  7#b7 ,consultation   
,in developing the plan under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary-- 7,a7 shall       
consult with local stakeholders that the
 superintendent of the applicable       
,national ,park determines to be        
necessary2 and  7,b7 may consult with   
the superintendents of any of the       
,national ,parks regarding plan         
development methodologies4  7#c7        
,requirements ,the plan developed under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 provide     
for-- 7i7 minimal viewshed impacts2     
7ii7 minimal disruptions to the land2   
and  7iii7 minimal disruptions to       

wildlife2  7,b7 provide for the use of  
public-private partnerships-- 7i7 to    
install broadband internet access       
service or cellular service equipment2  
and  7ii7 to provide broadband internet 
access service or cellular service2     
7,c7 be technology neutral2 and  7,d7 in
 the case of broadband internet access  
service1 provide for broadband internet 
access service of at least-- 7i7 a      
#ajj-,mbps downstream transmission      
capacity2 and  7ii7 a #bj-,mbps upstream
 transmission capacity4  7#d7           
,limitation ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#a71 a plan developed under that       
paragraph shall not be required to      
address broadband internet access       
service or cellular service in any      
,national ,park with respect to which   
the superintendent of the ,national     
,park determines that there is adequate 
access to broadband internet access     
service or cellular service1 as         
applicable4