Sec. 132. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in tsunami inundation zones
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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 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a location-specific tsunami preparedness plan for each property concerned. In developing each preparedness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that the plan— minimizes the loss of human life; maximizes the ability of the Coast Guard to meet the mission of the Coast Guard; is included in the emergency action plan for each Coast Guard unit or sector located within the applicable tsunami inundation zone; designates an evacuation route to an assembly area located outside the tsunami inundation zone; takes into consideration near-shore and distant tsunami inundation of the property concerned; includes— maps of all applicable tsunami inundation zones; evacuation routes and instructions for all individuals located on the property concerned; procedures to begin evacuations as expeditiously as possible upon detection of a seismic or other tsunamigenic event; evacuation plans for Coast Guard aviation and afloat assets; and routes for evacuation on foot from any location within the property concerned; or if an on-foot evacuation is not possible, an assessment of whether there is a need for vertical evacuation refuges that would allow evacuation on foot; in the case of a property concerned that is at risk for a near-shore tsunami, is able to be completely executed within 15 minutes of detection of a seismic event, or if complete execution is not possible within 15 minutes, within a timeframe the Commandant considers reasonable to minimize the loss of life; and not less frequently than annually, is— exercised by each Coast Guard unit and sector located in the applicable tsunami inundation zone; communicated through an annual in-person training to Coast Guard personnel and dependents located or living on the property concerned; and evaluated by the relevant District Commander for each Coast Guard unit and sector located within the applicable tsunami inundation zone.
In developing each preparedness plan under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult relevant State, Tribal, and local government entities, including emergency management officials. Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on each plan developed under subsection (a), including the status of implementation and feasibility of each such plan.
In this section: The term property concerned means any real property owned, operated, or leased by the Coast Guard within a tsunami inundation zone. The term tsunamigenic event means any event, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event, with the magnitude to cause a tsunami. The term vertical evacuation refuge means a structure or earthen mound designated as a place of refuge in the event of a tsunami, with sufficient height to elevate evacuees above the tsunami inundation depth, designed and constructed to resist tsunami load effects.