To provide for the development of emergency evacuation route planning guidelines and best practices.

SA 1139. Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Schatz)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092
submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) and intended to
be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title I of division C, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. EVACUATION ROUTE PLANNING.

Using amounts made available for the Federal Highway
Administration under this Act that are not otherwise
obligated, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, shall develop and publish guidelines and best
practices for States, Indian Tribes, and units of local
government to use when conducting local emergency evacuation
route planning, including routing of emergency response
supplies, equipment, and workers, as part of natural disaster
preparedness efforts.
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