Connect Our Parks Act

The Connect Our Parks Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to assess where National Parks need improved broadband internet and cellular service, focusing on areas like campgrounds, administrative facilities, and locations critical for emergency access or staff communications. Within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary must submit a report identifying priority locations for both services. By two years after enactment, the Secretary must develop a plan to install infrastructure, meeting minimum speed standards (100 Mbps downstream, 20 Mbps upstream for broadband), minimizing environmental impact, and using public-private partnerships. The plan must exclude parks where adequate service already exists, as determined by park superintendents.