[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 431 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 431

 To provide Federal assistance to assist an eligible State to purchase 
 and install transfer switches and generators at designated emergency 
         service stations in hurricane zones within such State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2009

 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide Federal assistance to assist an eligible State to purchase 
 and install transfer switches and generators at designated emergency 
         service stations in hurricane zones within such State.

    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 Fueling Station 
Designation Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATED EMERGENCY FUELING STATIONS.

    Title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 205. DESIGNATED EMERGENCY FUELING STATIONS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In cooperation with eligible States, the 
Administrator shall establish a program to address the shortage of fuel 
along hurricane evacuation routes by providing funds to such States to 
assist in the purchase and installation of transfer switches and 
generators at designated emergency fueling stations selected by an 
eligible State.
    ``(b) Applications.--To receive Federal funds under this Act, an 
eligible State shall submit to the Administrator an application at such 
time and containing such information as the Administrator may require. 
Such application shall also include the following information from a 
State:
            ``(1) Identification of hurricane zones and evacuation 
        routes for such zones in the State.
            ``(2) The estimated number of designated and adjacent 
        emergency fueling stations as determined necessary by such 
        State using population figures along hurricane evacuation 
        routes as a guide in selecting such stations.
            ``(3) An assurance that a fueling station will not be 
        selected as a designated emergency fueling station unless it 
        has not less than 10 fueling positions and is located within 1 
        mile of a hurricane evacuation route.
            ``(4) An assurance that the State will publish a notice to 
        service stations regarding the application and registration 
        processes necessary to become a designated emergency fueling 
        station, which may include a requirement for reimbursement from 
        a service station of the non-Federal share of the purchase and 
        installation of a transfer switch and generator.
            ``(5) An assurance that each designated emergency fueling 
        station will have a generator that has the capability of 
        running for 72 or more hours which shall only be used in the 
        case of a hurricane in which a political subdivision of a State 
        orders an evacuation.
            ``(6) An assurance that the State will identify, through 
        broadcast and electronic means, the locations of designated and 
        adjacent emergency fueling stations.
            ``(7) An assurance that the State will designate adjacent 
        emergency fueling stations located within 1 mile of a hurricane 
        evacuation route to ensure availability of fuel if a designated 
        emergency fueling station is unavailable.
    ``(c) Federal Share.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall make available to an eligible 
State that applies for funds under subsection (b)--
            ``(1) in the case of designated emergency fueling stations 
        selected by such State, 50 percent of the cost for the purchase 
        and installation of transfer switches and generators for such 
        stations; and
            ``(2) in the case of adjacent emergency fueling stations 
        selected by such State, 30 percent of the cost for the purchase 
        and installation of transfer switches and generators for such 
        stations.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) the term `eligible State' means--
                    ``(A) Alabama;
                    ``(B) Florida;
                    ``(C) Georgia;
                    ``(D) Louisiana;
                    ``(E) Mississippi;
                    ``(F) North Carolina;
                    ``(G) South Carolina;
                    ``(H) Texas; and
                    ``(I) Virginia; and
            ``(2) The term `evacuation route' means the route used when 
        departing before or returning after a hurricane in which a 
        political subdivision of a State orders an evacuation.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary.''.
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