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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 83 

To assist States and local governments to develop and implement emergency 

notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To assist States and local governments to develop and implement emergency notification systems suitable for use on 

public recreational lands, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Communication and 

5 Alert Maintenance Program for Early Response Act’’ or 

6 ‘‘CAMPER Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSIST2 ANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN3 TATION OF EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYS4 TEMS FOR USE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOV5 ERNMENT RECREATIONAL LANDS. 

6 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security may provide technical as8 sistance to a State or local government to develop and im9 plement an emergency notification system suitable for use 

10 on public recreational lands administered by the State or 

11 local government to warn persons using such lands of 

12 emergency situations, including natural disasters and acts 

13 of terrorism or other man-made disasters. 

14 (b) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

15 (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

16 Homeland Security may make grants, on a competi17 tive basis, to States and local governments to pro18 cure and install emergency notification systems on 

19 public recreational lands, as described in subsection 

20 (a). 

21 (2) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant under this sub22 section may not exceed $50,000. 

23 (3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 (A) RECIPIENT SHARE.—A grant recipient 

25 shall provide matching non-Federal funds, ei26 ther in cash or in-kind support, in an amount 

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1 equal to not less than five percent of the Fed2 eral funds provided in a grant under this sub3 section. 

4 (B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may estab5 lish conditions under which the cost-sharing re6 quirements of subparagraph (A) may be re7 duced or waived. 

8 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—For each fiscal year 

9 in which technical assistance and grants are provided 

10 under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

11 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen14 ate a report— 

15 (1) describing the present state of preparedness 

16 of State park and recreation departments to provide 

17 adequate emergency notification in the event of 

18 emergency situations, including natural disasters 

19 and acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters; 

20 and 

21 (2) containing such recommendations for addi22 tional legislative action as the Secretary considers 

23 appropriate. 

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