Directs the National Park Service to assess 9-1-1 emergency communications centers in national parks and then plan upgrades to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems.

• Requires the Interior Department to assess, within one year, the status and costs of Next Generation 9-1-1 systems at park emergency communications centers, then report the results to Congress.
• Requires a plan, due one year after that report, to install Next Generation 9-1-1 systems at identified centers, developed with state and local officials and federal agencies including Commerce, Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission.
• Exempts any park where the superintendent determines that sufficient systems are already installed or being installed.

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
• National Parks Subcommittee

Public Lands and Natural Resources