[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4258 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4258

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to ensure that evacuation procedures are included as a 
   part of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2005

 Mr. Shays (for himself and Mr. Lantos) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
 Assistance Act to ensure that evacuation procedures are included as a 
   part of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans.

    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 ``Planning for Evacuations of People 
in Life-Threatening Emergencies Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL EVACUATION PROCEDURES.

    Section 613 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196b(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Standards for State and Local Emergency Preparedness 
Operational Plans.--In approving standards for State and local 
emergency preparedness operational plans pursuant to subsection (b)(3), 
the Director shall ensure that such plans include procedures for 
evacuating individuals from an area in preparation for anticipated 
hazards.''.
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