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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 deter-
mined 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 imple-
ment emergency notification systems suitable for use on 
public recreational lands, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Communication and 
Alert Maintenance Program for Early Response Act’’ or 
‘‘CAMPER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYS-
TEMS FOR USE ON STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT RECREATIONAL LANDS. 
(a) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security may provide technical as-
sistance to a State or local government to develop and im-
plement an emergency notification system suitable for use 
on public recreational lands administered by the State or 
local government to warn persons using such lands of 
emergency situations, including natural disasters and acts 
of terrorism or other man-made disasters. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may make grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to States and local governments to pro-
cure and install emergency notification systems on 
public recreational lands, as described in subsection 
(a). 
(2) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant under this sub-
section may not exceed $50,000. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) RECIPIENT SHARE.—A grant recipient 
shall provide matching non-Federal funds, ei-
ther in cash or in-kind support, in an amount 
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equal to not less than five percent of the Fed-
eral funds provided in a grant under this sub-
section. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may estab-
lish conditions under which the cost-sharing re-
quirements of subparagraph (A) may be re-
duced or waived. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—For each fiscal year 
in which technical assistance and grants are provided 
under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report— 
(1) describing the present state of preparedness 
of State park and recreation departments to provide 
adequate emergency notification in the event of 
emergency situations, including natural disasters 
and acts of terrorism or other man-made disasters; 
and 
(2) containing such recommendations for addi-
tional legislative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
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