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.
USA115th CongressHR-1571| House
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (2)
Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making grants to fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies, to give high priority consideration to grants that provide for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Emergency Management
AccidentsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelMotor fuelsOil and gasRailroadsTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health
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.
USA115th CongressHR-1571| House
| Updated: 4/25/2017
Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making grants to fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies, to give high priority consideration to grants that provide for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican Representative
Washington
Cosponsors (2)
Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee
Emergency Management
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AccidentsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelMotor fuelsOil and gasRailroadsTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health