,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,barrasso introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
to upgrade existing public safety       
answering points in units of the        
,national ,park ,system to ,next        
,generation #i-a-a systems1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safer ,parks  
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
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   
,next ,generation #i-a-a system ,the    
term ,next ,generation #i-a-a system has
 the meaning given the term ,next       
,generation #i-a-a services in section  
#aeh7;e7 of the ,national               
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #idb7;e774  7#c7 ,public      
safety answering point ,the term public 
safety answering point has the meaning  
given the term in section #bbb7;h7 of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;h774  7#d7 ,secretary   
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,national  
,park ,service4  #c4 ,assessment of     
public safety answering points located  
in units of the ,national ,park ,system 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall complete an  
assessment of public safety answering   
points located in units of the ,national

 ,park ,system to identify-- 7#a7 the   
implementation status of ,next          
,generation #i-a-a systems at existing  
public safety answering points in units 
of the ,national ,park ,system2  7#b7   
estimated costs to purchase ,next       
,generation #i-a-a systems for public   
safety answering points in units of the 
,national ,park ,system that have not   
begun to implement ,next ,generation    
#i-a-a systems2 and  7#c7 estimated     
costs to maintain and operate ,next     
,generation #i-a-a systems across all   
public safety answering points in units 
of the ,national ,park ,system4  7b7    
,report ,on completion of the assessment
 under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress1 and make       
available on the website of the         
,department of the ,interior1 a report--
 7#a7 describing the results of the     
assessment2 and  7#b7 identifying issues
 that may affect the implementation of  
,next ,generation #i-a-a systems across 

all public safety answering points in   
units of the ,national ,park ,system1   
including-- 7,a7 jurisdictional issues2 
7,b7 technological issues2  7,c7 issues 
relating to relevant authorities2 and   
7,d7 issues relating to legal           
agreements4  #d4 ,plan to install ,next 
,generation #i-a-a systems in units of  
the ,national ,park ,system  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the report under      
section #c7;b7 is submitted1 the        
,secretary shall develop a plan1 based  
on the results of the assessment        
completed under section #c7;a7 and      
subject to subsection 7c71 to install   
,next ,generation #i-a-a systems at     
identified public safety answering      
points in units of the ,national ,park  
,system4  7b7 ,consultation ,in         
developing the plan under subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall consult with--
 7#a7 ,state and local emergency        
operations officials to ensure          
interoperability of the ,next           

,generation #i-a-a systems2  7#b7 ,state
 and local stakeholders that the        
superintendent of the applicable unit of
 the ,national ,park ,system determines 
to be appropriate2 and  7#c7 relevant   
,federal agencies1 including-- 7,a7 the 
,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration2  7,b7 the 
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration2 and  7,c7 the ,federal 
,communications ,commission4  7c7       
,limitation ,notwithstanding subsection 
7a71 a plan developed under that        
subsection shall not be required to     
address public safety answering points  
in any unit of the ,national ,park      
,system at which the superintendent of  
the unit of the ,national ,park ,system 
determines that sufficient ,next        
,generation #i-a-a systems have already 
been installed or are being installed1  
as applicable4