,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjai ,mr4   
,jones 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 & ,mr4  
,cassidy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 to e/abli% a grant program to improve  
evacuation r\tes 9 rural communities1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bol/]+ ,em]g5cy   
r\tes to ,save ,am]icans ,f ,extreme    
wea!r ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,be ,,safe ,act
 ( #bjai4  #b4 ,evacuation r\te program 
7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 e/abli% a competitive grant program t  
w\ld improve em]g5cy evacuation r\tes 9 
small & rural communities ?r\gh--  7#a7 
! con/ruction ( ,/ate & local connector 
roads t facilitate access to broad]     
?or\ghf>es1 su* z ,f$]al highways2 &    
7#b7 ! improvem5t or expansion ( exi/+  
roads & bridges :]e traffic conge/ion is
 a conc]n = ! safe & effici5t evacuation

 ( small communities & rural c\nties 9 !
 ev5t ( extreme wea!r ev5ts1 su* z      
hurricanes1 wildfires1 & flood+4  7b7   
,e/abli%m5t ( program ,! ,secret>y (    
,transportation1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,highway        
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! 
,secret>y71 %all e/abli% a competitive  
grant program 9 accordance ) ?is section
 to provide grants to eligible entities 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 =             
transportation infra/ructure projects 9 
rural c\nties t connect small           
communities to broad] ?or\ghf>es &      
evacuation r\tes t are ess5tial =       
support+ mass evacuations caus$ by      
em]g5cy wea!r ev5ts4  7c7 ,eligible     
entities ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a grant  
"u ?is section to any ( ! foll[+        
entities3 7#a7 ,a ,/ate4  7#b7 ,a       
regional plann+ organization or economic
 developm5t au?ority4  7#c7 ,a unit (   
local gov]nm5t4  7#d7 ,a political      
subdivision ( a ,/ate or unit ( local   
gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,a special purpose      

di/rict or public au?ority ) a          
transportation function1 includ+ a port 
au?ority or airport4  7#f7 ,a ,f$]al l& 
managem5t ag5cy t applies = ! grant     
jo9tly ) a ,/ate or gr\p ( ,/ates4  7#g7
 ,a ,tribal gov]nm5t or a consortium (  
,tribal gov]nm5ts4  7d7 ,eligible       
projects ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a grant  
"u ?is section = a project--  7#a7 9 an 
area t is-- 7,a7 )9 a city or c\nty ) a 
population ( less ?an #bjj1jjj          
individuals2 &  7,b7 frequ5tly impact$  
by extreme wea!r ev5ts & relat$ haz>ds1 
z designat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al
 ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy2 &  7#b7    
7,a7 to build new connector roads2  7,b7
 to improve or exp& exi/+ roads t are   
inadequate = effici5t evacuation2  7,c7 
to exp& #b-lane bridges t require       
expansion = effici5t evacuation2  7,d7  
to ext5d exi/+ highways to connect to ! 
,int]/ate ,sy/em 7z def9$ 9 section     
#aja7;a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code71 m directly2 or  7,e7 to connect 
,/ate & local roads & highways to       

evacuation r\tes 9 adjac5t ,/ates4  7e7 
,maximum am\nt ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a  
grant "u ?is section 9 an am\nt t is n  
great] ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj4  7f7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y su* sums z are necess>y to    
c>ry out ?is section4