Sec. 32401. Emergency route working group
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working group to determine best practices for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery. The working group shall include representatives from— State highway transportation departments or agencies; relevant modal agencies within the Department of Transportation; emergency response or recovery experts; relevant safety groups; and persons affected by special permit restrictions during emergency response and recovery efforts.
In determining best practices under subsection (a), the working group shall consider whether— hurdles currently exist that prevent the expeditious State approval for special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery; it is possible to pre-identify and establish emergency routes between States through which infrastructure repair materials could be delivered following a natural disaster or an emergency; a State could pre-designate an emergency route identified under paragraph
(1)as a certified emergency route if a motor vehicle that exceeds the otherwise applicable Federal and State truck length or width limits may safely operate along such route during period of emergency recovery; and an online map could be created to identify each pre-designated emergency route under paragraph (2), including information on specific limitations, obligations, and notification requirements along that route. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report of its findings under this section and any recommendations for the implementation of the best practices for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency recovery. Upon receipt, the Secretary shall publish the report on a public website. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working group established under this section.