Sec. 5502. EMERGENCY ROUTE WORKING GROUP

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## SEC. 5502 EMERGENCY ROUTE WORKING GROUP ###

(a)In general ####

(1)Establishment 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. ####

(2)Members The working group shall include representatives from— #####

(A)State highway transportation departments or agencies; #####

(B)relevant modal agencies within the Department; #####

(C)emergency response or recovery experts; #####

(D)relevant safety groups; and #####

(E)entities affected by special permit restrictions during emergency response and recovery efforts. ###

(b)Considerations In determining best practices under subsection (a), the working group shall consider whether— ####

(1)impediments currently exist that prevent expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery; ####

(2)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 emergency; ####

(3)a State could pre-designate an emergency route identified under paragraph

(2)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 periods of declared emergency and recovery from such periods; and ####

(4)an online map could be created to identify each pre-designated emergency route under paragraph (3), including information on specific limitations, obligations, and notification requirements along that route. ###

(c)Report ####

(1)Submission Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the Secretary a report on its findings under this section and any recommendations for the implementation of best practices for expeditious State approval of special permits for vehicles involved in emergency response and recovery. ####

(2)Publication Not later than 30 days after the date the Secretary receives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the report on a publicly accessible Internet Web site of the Department. ###

(d)Notification Not later than 6 months after the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the actions the Secretary and the States have taken to implement the recommendations included in the report. ###

(e)Termination The working group shall terminate 1 year after the date the Secretary receives the report under subsection (c)(1).