,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,de,fazio introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency to carry 
out a plan for the purchase and         
installation of an earthquake early     
warning system for the ,cascadia        
,subduction ,zone1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 definition 
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,pacific ,northwest ,earthquake 
,preparedness ,act of #bjai4  7b7       
,cascadia ,subduction ,zone defined ,in 
this ,act1 the term ,cascadia           
,subduction ,zone means the             
landward-dipping fault that is          
approximately #fhd miles long1 separates
 the ,juan de ,fuca and ,north ,america 
plates1 and stretches along a portion of
 the western coast of the ,united       

,states beginning off ,cape ,mendocino1 
,california1 along the ,state of        
,oregon1 the ,state of ,washington1 to  
,northern ,vancouver ,island1 ,british  
,columbia4  #b4 ,earthquake early       
warning system for ,cascadia ,subduction
 ,zone  7a7 ,plan for purchase and      
installation  7#a7 ,development and     
funding ,the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
shall-- 7,a7 develop a plan for the     
purchase and installation of an         
earthquake early warning system for the 
,cascadia ,subduction ,zone2 and  7,b7  
identify the funds necessary for        
implementation of the plan4  7#b7       
,submission to ,congress ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a copy of the plan4  7b7      
,report to ,congress ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit  
to the appropriate committees of        

,congress a report that summarizes the  
actions taken to implement the plan4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,earthquake early warning system   
,the term earthquake early warning      
system includes-- 7,a7 improvements to  
regional and geodetic networks that     
support building a capability for an    
earthquake early warning system2 and    
7,b7 seismometers1 ,global ,positioning 
,system receivers1 and associated       
infrastructure4  #c4 ,earthquake and    
,tsunami ,task ,force  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,president shall establish an      
,earthquake and ,tsunami ,task ,force   
for the purpose of developing a         
comprehensive strategy and              

recommendations on how the ,nation      
should prepare and plan for1 mitigate   
against1 respond to1 recover from1 and  
more successfully adapt to a covered    
event in the ,cascadia ,subduction      
,zone4  7b7 ,task force  7#a7           
,membership ,the membership of the ,task
 ,force shall include a cross section of
 subject matter experts representing the
 following3  7,a7 ,relevant ,federal    
agencies4  7,b7 ,the ,states of ,oregon1
 ,washington1 and ,california4  7,c7    
,indian tribes1 local governments1 and  
private sector representatives that may 
be impacted by a covered event in the   
,cascadia ,subduction ,zone4  7,d7      
,universities1 academia1 and research   
institutions with expertise in topics   
relevant to the work of the ,task       
,force4  7#b7 ,chairperson ,the         
,administrator 7or the ,administrator's 
designee7 shall serve as the chairperson
 of the ,task ,force4  7#c7 ,detailed   
employees ,members of the ,task ,force  
may detail employees to assist the      

,administrator 7or the ,administrator's 
designee7 in fulfilling the             
responsibilities of the ,task ,force4   
7c7 ,comprehensive strategy  7#a7       
,strategy ,the comprehensive strategy to
 be developed under subsection 7a7 shall
 include the following3 7,a7 ,a         
description of how ,federal agencies    
will coordinate to develop the ability  
to prepare and plan for1 mitigate       
against1 respond to1 recover from1 and  
more successfully adapt to the impacts  
of a covered event in the ,cascadia     
,subduction ,zone4  7,b7 ,a strategy to 
ensure collaboration between the        
,department of ,transportation1 the     
,department of ,energy1 the ,coast      
,guard1 the ,corps of ,engineers1 and   
other ,federal agencies1 as appropriate1
 for purposes of--  7i7 completing a    
needs assessment of ,federal facilities 
in need of hardening for a covered      
event2 and  7ii7 developing a strategic 
plan to mitigate and retrofit ,federal1 
,state1 tribal1 and local critical      

assets for freight1 energy1 and transit 
purposes to withstand a covered event   
and to help save lives during and       
immediately after a covered event4  7,c7
 ,a strategy-- 7i7 to assist ,state1    
tribal1 and local governments in        
developing and implementing a           
coordinated and comprehensive plan to   
prioritize ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1    
local1 and private investments and      
activities to develop the ability to    
prepare and plan for1 mitigate against1 
respond to1 recover from1 and more      
successfully adapt to the impacts of a  
covered event in the ,cascadia          
,subduction ,zone2 and  7ii7 to link any
 existing statewide mitigation plan with
 such a coordinated and comprehensive   
plan4  7,d7 ,with respect to the        
strategy described in subparagraph 7,c71
 an examination of the feasibility of   
the public sector1 the private sector1  
and individuals to acquire earthquake   
insurance4  7,e7 ,an identification of  
funding opportunities to implement the  

comprehensive strategy and any          
recommendations made by the ,task       
,force1 including--  7i7 existing       
funding opportunities across ,federal   
agencies and other sources2 and  7ii7   
potential new funding opportunities4    
7,f7 ,an identification of barriers to  
obtaining funding for the implementation
 of the comprehensive strategy and      
recommendations on how to remove the    
barriers4  7,g7 ,a strategy for         
appropriate ,federal agencies to        
collaborate with and assist ,state1     
tribal1 and local governments in        
developing recommendations for          
cost-effective mitigation alternatives  
for aging ,state1 tribal1 and locally   
owned critical infrastructure4  7,h7 ,a 
strategy for assisting ,state1 tribal1  
and local governments in developing a   
recovery plan prior to a covered event  
in the ,cascadia ,subduction ,zone that 
addresses how ,state1 tribal1 and local 
governments may want to rebuild after   
the event4  7,i7 ,an identification of  

the steps taken to date to develop an   
onshore and offshore earthquake early   
warning system and a description of the 
purpose and scope of such a system4     
7,j7 ,an evaluation of the types of     
offshore earthquake early warning       
systems and recommendations and a cost  
estimate for an earthquake early warning
 system appropriate for the ,cascadia   
,subduction ,zone4  7,k7                
,recommendations on how an earthquake   
early warning system should operate1    
including whether and how the system    
should interface with the private       
sector4  7,l7 ,a description of         
appropriate roles and responsibilities  
for ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal 
governments1 including who should       
operate and maintain an earthquake early
 warning system1 the cost of the system1
 and possible funding sources for the   
system4  7,m7 ,a plan on how to         
integrate an earthquake early warning   
system into existing and new public     
alert warning systems and technologies1 

including mobile systems4  7#b7 ,use of 
existing plans ,in developing the       
comprehensive strategy1 the ,task ,force
 may use existing plans1 studies1 and   
other resources4  7d7 ,recommendations  
,the recommendations to be developed by 
the ,task ,force under subsection 7a7   
shall include recommendations on--  7#a7
 potential administrative or legislative
 changes required to implement the      
comprehensive strategy2  7#b7 the       
funding required to implement the       
comprehensive strategy and the          
recommendations2 and  7#c7 the order of 
priority for implementation of the      
comprehensive strategy4  7e7 ,national  
,academies  7#a7 ,collaboration ,the    
,task ,force shall work simultaneously  
and collaboratively with the ,national  
,academies4  7#b7 ,agreement ,the ,task 
,force shall enter into an agreement    
with the ,national ,academies under     
which the ,national ,academies shall    
develop recommendations for a ,federal  
research strategy to advance scientific 

understanding of a ,cascadia ,subduction
 ,zone earthquake and resulting tsunami 
preparedness1 including the following3  
7,a7 ,geologic conditions1 ground       
motions1 and tsunami hazards4  7,b7     
,implications of an effective automated 
early warning system4  7,c7 ,effects of 
mega-earthquake and tsunami events on   
the built and natural environment4  7,d7
 ,social and behavioral factors for     
effective disaster preparedness and     
response4  7,e7 ,cost-effective         
mitigation alternatives for legacy and  
aging infrastructure4  7,f7 ,strategic  
planning for freight1 energy1 and       
transit network robustness4  7,g7 ,tools
 that help communities invest their     
resources for the greatest benefit4     
7,h7 ,any other topics identified as    
necessary by the ,task ,force or the    
,national ,academies4  7f7 ,report ,not 
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,transportation and       

,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report of the 
,task ,force that includes the          
following3  7#a7 ,the comprehensive     
strategy to be developed under          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,the              
recommendations to be developed under   
subsections 7a71 7d71 and 7e74  7g7     
,definitions ,in this section1 the      
following definitions apply3 7#a7       
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#b7  
,covered event ,the term covered event  
means an earthquake1 tsunami1 or        
combined earthquake and tsunami event4  
7#c7 ,task force ,the term ,task ,force 
means the ,federal interagency task     
force to be established under subsection
 7a74  #d4 ,national preparation and    
response efforts relating to earthquakes
 and tsunamis ,the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency

 shall be responsible for the ,nation's 
efforts to reduce the loss of life and  
property1 and to protect the ,nation1   
from an earthquake1 tsunami1 or combined
 earthquake and tsunami event by        
developing the ability to prepare and   
plan for1 mitigate against1 respond to1 
recover from1 and more successfully     
adapt to such an event4