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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles NCHRP Synthesis 392: Transportation's Role in Emergency Evacuation and Reentry Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation's Preparedness Efforts Other Related Titles The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation: Special Report 294 (2008) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix A Congressional Request for the Study." The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation: Special Report 294. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 139   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. APPENDIX A Congressional Request for the Study SAFETEA-LU, Section 3046(a)(1) Public Transportation National Security Study.— IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and evaluation of the value major public transportation systems in the United States serving the 38 urbanized areas that have a population of more than 1,000,000 individuals provide to the Nation’s security and the ability of such systems to accommodate the evacuation, egress or ingress of people to or from critical locations in times of emergency. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.—For each system described in subparagraph (A) the study shall identify— potential alternative routes for evacuation using other transportation modes such as highway, air, marine, and pedestrian activities; and transit routes that, if disrupted, do not have sufficient transit alternatives available. REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the date of entry into the agreement, the Academy shall submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate a final report on the results of the study and evaluation, together with such recommendations as the Academy considers appropriate. FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 $250,000 shall be available to carry out this paragraph. [Note that Part B of the study request was dropped because of inadequate funding.] Page 139 Front Matter (R1-R12) Summary (1-18) 1 Introduction (19-27) 2 Emergency and Evacuation Planning and Response (28-49) 3 The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation (50-73) 4 Evidence from the 38 Largest Urbanized Areas (74-117) 5 Enhancing Transit's Role (118-138) Appendix A Congressional Request for the Study (139-139) Appendix B Literature Review (140-170) Appendix C Assessment of Transit's Role in Emergency Response andEvacuation Plans of 33 Urbanized Areas and Related States (171-173) Appendix D Case Studies (174-276) Study Committee Biographical Information (277-284)

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The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation APPENDIX A Congressional Request for the Study SAFETEA-LU, Section 3046(a)(1) Public Transportation National Security Study.— IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and evaluation of the value major public transportation systems in the United States serving the 38 urbanized areas that have a population of more than 1,000,000 individuals provide to the Nation’s security and the ability of such systems to accommodate the evacuation, egress or ingress of people to or from critical locations in times of emergency. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.—For each system described in subparagraph (A) the study shall identify— potential alternative routes for evacuation using other transportation modes such as highway, air, marine, and pedestrian activities; and transit routes that, if disrupted, do not have sufficient transit alternatives available. REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the date of entry into the agreement, the Academy shall submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate a final report on the results of the study and evaluation, together with such recommendations as the Academy considers appropriate. FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 $250,000 shall be available to carry out this paragraph. [Note that Part B of the study request was dropped because of inadequate funding.]