118 S3605 IS: Emergency Vehicle and Community Planning Act U.S. Senate 2024-01-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3605IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 17, 2024Mr. 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 WorksA BILLTo require the Secretary of Transportation to develop guidelines and best practices for local evacuation route planning, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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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.