Sec. 278. Comptroller General of the United States study and report on vertical evacuation for tsunamis at Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, Washington
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that examines the potential use, in the event of a Cascadia subduction zone event, of a vertical evacuation of Coast Guard personnel stationed at United States Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor, Washington, and the dependents of such Coast Guard personnel housed in Coast Guard housing. The study required under paragraph
(1)shall analyze the following: The number of such personnel and dependents to be evacuated. The resources available to conduct an evacuation, and the feasibility of a successful evacuation in a case in which inundation maps and timelines are available. With the resources available, the amount of time needed to evacuate such personnel and dependents. Any resource that is otherwise available within a reasonable walking distance to Station Grays Harbor and Coast Guard housing for Station Grays Harbor. The benefit to the surrounding community of such a vertical evacuation. The interoperability of the tsunami warning system with the Coast Guard communication systems at Station Grays Harbor and Coast Guard housing for Station Grays Harbor. Current interagency coordination and communication policies in place for emergency responders to address a Cascadia subduction zone event. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, from the study required under subsection (a).