S 2951 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

ESCAPE Act

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 24, 2018

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Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events. The bill defines "resilience project" to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.

What's happening now May 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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