Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4987 To provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 5, 2019 Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. HIGGINS of New York) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol- by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Department Prop- 4 er Response and Equipment Prioritization Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:56 Nov 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4987.IH H4987 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4987 IH SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR FIREFIGHTERS FOR CRUDE OIL-BY- 1 RAIL AND ETHANOL-BY-RAIL DERAILMENT 2 AND INCIDENT RESPONSE. 3 Section 33(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 4 Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(c)) is amended by 5 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 6 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—The Administrator of FEMA 7 shall, in carrying out this section, give high priority 8 consideration to grants providing for planning, train- 9 ing, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by- 10 rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident re- 11 sponse.’’. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:56 Nov 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4987.IH H4987 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS