Sec. 608. Guidance on evacuation routes
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The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall develop and issue guidance for State, local, and Tribal governments regarding the identification of evacuation routes. The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, and Tribal governments regarding the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of evacuation routes.
In developing the guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall consider— whether evacuation routes have resisted impacts and recovered quickly from disasters, regardless of cause; the need to evacuate special needs populations, including— individuals with a physical or mental disability; individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, and detention centers; individuals with limited-English proficiency; the elderly; and individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or homeless; the sharing of information and other public communications with evacuees during evacuations; the sheltering of evacuees, including the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; the return of evacuees to their homes; and such other items the Administrator considers appropriate.
In revising or issuing guidance under (a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider— methods that assist evacuation routes to— withstand likely risks to viability, including flammability and hydrostatic forces; improve durability, strength (including the ability to withstand tensile stresses and compressive stresses), and sustainability; and provide for long-term cost savings; the ability of evacuation routes to effectively manage contraflow operations; for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land management agency regarding emergency operations, sustainability, and resource protection; and such other items the Administrator considers appropriate.