,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ag1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,ms4        
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of ,transportation to develop
 guidelines and best practices for local
 evacuation route planning1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,emergency     
,vehicle and ,community ,planning ,act  
or the ,,evac ,planning ,act4  #b4      
,evacuation route planning ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,highway ,administration and the        
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall   
develop and publicly disseminate        

guidelines and best practices for       
,states1 territories1 ,indian ,tribes1  
and units of local government to use    
when conducting transportation          
infrastructure planning to ensure       
necessary considerations for local      
evacuation route planning1 including the
 routing of emergency response supplies1
 equipment1 and workers1 as part of     
natural disaster preparedness efforts4