A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 485

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‘‘(a) P
T
G
.—(1) The
LANNING AND
RAINING
RANTS
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Secretary shall make grants to States and Indian tribes—
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‘‘(A) to develop, improve, and carry out
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emergency plans under the Emergency Plan-
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ning and Community Right-To-Know Act of
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1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.), including
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ascertaining flow patterns of hazardous mate-
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rial on lands under the jurisdiction of a State
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or Indian tribe, and between lands under the
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jurisdiction of a State or Indian tribe and lands
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of another State or Indian tribe;
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‘‘(B) to decide on the need for regional
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hazardous material emergency response teams;
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and
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‘‘(C) to train public sector employees to re-
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spond to accidents and incidents involving haz-
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ardous material.
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‘‘(2) To the extent that a grant is used to train emer-
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gency responders under paragraph (1)(C), the State or In-
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dian tribe shall provide written certification to the Sec-
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retary that the emergency responders who receive training
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under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby per-
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sons, property, and the environment from the effects of
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accidents or incidents involving the transportation of haz-
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ardous material in accordance with existing regulations or
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