(4) NATIONAL PARK.—The term ‘‘National Park’’ 
means a unit of the National Park System. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary 
shall complete an assessment of National Parks to 
identify— 
(A) locations in National Parks in which 
there is the greatest need for broadband internet 
access service, based on the considerations de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(B) areas in National Parks in which there 
is the greatest need for cellular service, based on 
the 
considerations 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(A) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERV-
ICE.—For purposes of identifying locations in 
National Parks under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall consider, with respect to each Na-
tional Park, the availability of broadband inter-
net access service in— 
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(i) housing; 
(ii) administrative facilities and re-
lated structures; 
(iii) lodging; 
(iv) developed campgrounds; and 
(v) any other location within the Na-
tional Park in which broadband internet 
access service is determined to be necessary 
by the superintendent of the National Park. 
(B) CELLULAR SERVICE.—For purposes of 
identifying areas in National Parks under para-
graph (1)(B), the Secretary shall consider, with 
respect to each National Park, the availability of 
cellular service in any developed area within the 
National Park that would increase— 
(i) the access of the public to emer-
gency services and traveler information 
technologies; or 
(ii) the communications capabilities of 
National Park Service employees. 
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the assessment 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress, and make 
available on the website of the Department of the In-
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terior, a report describing the results of the assess-
ment. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary 
shall develop a plan, based on the results of the assess-
ment completed under subsection (b) and subject to 
paragraph (4)— 
(A) to install broadband internet access 
service infrastructure in certain locations in Na-
tional Parks; and 
(B) to install cellular service equipment and 
infrastructure in certain areas of National 
Parks. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 
with— 
(A) affected Indian Tribes; and 
(B) local stakeholders that the super-
intendent of the applicable National Park deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide for avoiding or minimizing im-
pacts to— 
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(i) National Park viewsheds; 
(ii) cultural and natural resources; 
(iii) the visitor experience; 
(iv) 
historic 
properties 
and 
the 
viewsheds of historic properties; and 
(v) other resources or values of the Na-
tional Park. 
(B) provide for infrastructure providing 
broadband internet access service or cellular serv-
ice to be located in— 
(i) previously disturbed or developed 
areas; or 
(ii) areas zoned for uses that would 
support the infrastructure; 
(C) provide for the use of public-private 
partnerships— 
(i) to install broadband internet access 
service or cellular service equipment; and 
(ii) to provide broadband internet ac-
cess service or cellular service; 
(D) be technology neutral; and 
(E) in the case of broadband internet access 
service, provide for broadband internet access 
service of at least— 
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(i) a 100–Mbps downstream trans-
mission capacity; and 
(ii) a 20–Mbps upstream transmission 
capacity. 
(4) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), a plan developed under that paragraph shall not 
be required to address broadband internet access serv-
ice or cellular service in any National Park with re-
spect to which the superintendent of the National 
Park determines that there is adequate access to 
broadband internet access service or cellular service, 
as applicable. 
SEC. 142. BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AT DE-
VELOPED RECREATION SITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Chief of the 
Forest Service shall enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary of Commerce to foster the installation or construction 
of broadband internet infrastructure at developed recreation 
sites on Federal recreational lands and waters to establish 
broadband internet connectivity— 
(1) subject to the availability of appropriations; 
and 
(2) in accordance with applicable law. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, and annually thereafter 
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through fiscal year 2031, the Secretary and the Chief of the 
Forest Service, in coordination with States and local com-
munities, shall make publicly available— 
(1) a list of the highest priority developed recre-
ation sites, as determined under subsection (c), on 
Federal recreational lands and waters that lack 
broadband internet; 
(2) to the extent practicable, an estimate of— 
(A) the cost to equip each of those sites with 
broadband internet infrastructure; and 
(B) the annual cost to operate that infra-
structure; and 
(3) a list of potential— 
(A) barriers to operating the infrastructure 
described in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(B) methods to recover the costs of that op-
eration. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—In selecting developed recreation 
sites for the list described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary 
and the Chief of the Forest Service shall give priority to 
developed recreation sites— 
(1) at which broadband internet infrastructure 
has not been constructed due to— 
(A) geographic challenges; or 
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