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Senate Bill 3605
118th Congress(2023-2024)
EVAC Planning Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jan 17, 2024
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S. 3605 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3605


To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines and best practices for local evacuation route planning, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 17, 2024

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines and best practices for local evacuation route planning, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Vehicle and Community Planning Act” or the “EVAC Planning Act”.

SEC. 2. Evacuation route planning.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall develop and publicly disseminate guidelines and best practices for States, territories, Indian Tribes, and units of local government to use when conducting transportation infrastructure planning to ensure necessary considerations for local evacuation route planning, including the routing of emergency response supplies, equipment, and workers, as part of natural disaster preparedness efforts.