116 HR 4987 IH: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2019-11-05 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.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4987IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 5, 2019Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Higgins of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act.

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Support for firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response

Section 33(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)

Priority

The Administrator of FEMA shall, in carrying out this section, give high priority consideration to grants providing for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response..