Sec. 203. Tsunami evacuation plans
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish location specific tsunami evacuation plans for each unit and sector of the Coast Guard that has facilities, personnel, or assets located within areas— designated by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as high risk or very high risk of a United States tsunami hazard; and that are located inside a tsunami inundation zone.
In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall ensure that such plans— are included in the emergency action plans for each unit or sector located inside of a tsunami inundation zone; designate an evacuation route to an assembly area located outside of a tsunami inundation zone; include a map or diagram of all tsunami inundation zone evacuation routes; include evacuation routes for all Coast Guard personnel and dependents of such personnel living in Coast Guard housing; are feasible for all servicemembers and dependents of such servicemembers present on Coast Guard property or living in Coast Guard provided housing; include procedures to begin evacuations once a major seismic event is detected; include evacuation plans for air and water assets that do not impinge on the safety of human life; are able to be completely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a seismic event or, if not possible within 15 minutes, within a reasonable timeframe; are able to be completely executed by servicemembers on foot from any location within the tsunami inundation zone; are exercised biennially by each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone; and are evaluated by leadership at each unit and sector located in a tsunami inundation zone annually.
In establishing the evacuation plans under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall consult local governments. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and provide a briefing to each such Committee on, a report on— the status of the implementation and feasibility of the plans established under subsection (a)(1); a risk evaluation and vulnerability assessment of the infrastructure and assets located within tsunami inundation zones; the need for vertical evacuation structures for units and sectors in which an evacuation of a tsunami inundation zone cannot be completed on foot within 15 minutes of the detection of a seismic event; and whether the plans established under subsection (a)(1) achieve the purpose to protect human life and ensure the ability for the Coast Guard to provide search and rescue operations following a tsunami event in the area.
In this section: The term seismic event means an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event with the magnitude to cause a tsunami. The term tsunami inundation zone means an area of inland flooding modeled, predicted, or forecasted as a potential result of a tsunami or seismic event. The term vertical evacuation structure means an elevated structure above the tsunami inundation zone designated as a place of refuge from flood waters.