,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 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 direct the ,secretary of the ,interior to upgrade existing emergency communications centers 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 ,making ,national ,parks ,safer ,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 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,emergency communications center 7,a7 ,in general ,the term emergency communications center means-- 7i7 a facility that-- 7,i7 is designated to receive a #i-a-a request for emergency assistance2 and 7,,ii7 performs #a or more of the functions described in subparagraph 7,b72 or 7ii7 a public safety answering point 7as defined in section #bbb of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbb774 7,b7 ,functions described ,the functions described in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,processing and analyzing #i-a-a requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to the requests4 7ii7 ,dispatching appropriate emergency response providers4 7iii7 ,transferring or exchanging #i-a-a requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to the requests with #a or more other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers4 7iv7 ,analyzing any communications received from emergency response providers4 7v7 ,supporting incident command functions4 7#c7 ,interoperability ,the term interoperability means the capability of emergency communications centers-- 7,a7 to receive #i-a-a requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to the requests1 such as location information and callback numbers from a person initiating the request2 and 7,b7 to process and share #i-a-a requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to the requests with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers without the need for proprietary interfaces and regardless of jurisdiction1 equipment1 device1 software1 service provider1 or other relevant factors4 7#d7 ,next ,generation #i-a-a system ,the term ,next ,generation #i-a-a system has the meaning given the term ,next ,generation #iaa in section #i4bh of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service4 #c4 ,assessment of emergency communications centers 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 emergency communications centers located in units of the ,national ,park ,system to identify-- 7#a7 the implementation status of ,next ,generation #i-a-a systems at existing emergency communications centers in units of the ,national ,park ,system2 7#b7 estimated costs to purchase ,next ,generation #i-a-a systems for emergency communications centers 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 emergency communications centers 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 emergency communications centers 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 emergency communications centers 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 ,department of ,commerce2 7,b7 the ,department of ,transportation2 and 7,c7 the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7c7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 a plan developed under that subsection shall not be required to address emergency communications centers 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