Sec. 1209. GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES
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## SEC. 1209 GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES **[**[6 U.S.C. 721 note](/us/usc/t6/s721)**]** ###
(a)In General ####
(1)Identification The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall develop and issue guidance for State, local, and Indian tribal governments regarding the identification of evacuation routes. ####
(2)Guidance The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with the Administrator, shall revise existing guidance or issue new guidance as appropriate for State, local, and Indian tribal governments regarding the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of evacuation routes. ###
(b)Considerations ####
(1)Identification In developing the guidance under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall consider— #####
(A)whether evacuation routes have resisted impacts and recovered quickly from disasters, regardless of cause; #####
(B)the need to evacuate special needs populations, including— ######
(i)individuals with a physical or mental disability; ######
(ii)individuals in schools, daycare centers, mobile home parks, prisons, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, and detention centers; ######
(iii)individuals with limited-English proficiency; ######
(iv)the elderly; and ######
(v)individuals who are tourists, seasonal workers, or homeless; #####
(C)the sharing of information and other public communications with evacuees during evacuations; #####
(D)the sheltering of evacuees, including the care, protection, and sheltering of animals; #####
(E)the return of evacuees to their homes; and #####
(F)such other items the Administrator considers appropriate. ####
(2)Design, construction, maintenance, and repair In revising or issuing guidance under subsection (a)(2), the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall consider— #####
(A)methods that assist evacuation routes to— ######
(i)withstand likely risks to viability, including flammability and hydrostatic forces; ######
(ii)improve durability, strength (including the ability to withstand tensile stresses and compressive stresses), and sustainability; and ######
(iii)provide for long-term cost savings; #####
(B)the ability of evacuation routes to effectively manage contraflow operations; #####
(C)for evacuation routes on public lands, the viewpoints of the applicable Federal land management agency regarding emergency operations, sustainability, and resource protection; and #####
(D)such other items the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration considers appropriate. ###
(c)Study The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration and State, local, territorial, and Indian tribal governments, may— ####
(1)conduct a study of the adequacy of available evacuation routes to accommodate the flow of evacuees; and ####
(2)submit recommendations on how to help with anticipated evacuation route flow, based on the study conducted under paragraph (1), to— #####
(A)the Federal Highway Administration; #####
(B)the Agency; #####
(C)State, local, territorial, and Indian tribal governments; and #####
(D)Congress.
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GUIDANCE ON EVACUATION ROUTES
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