H.R. 1132 · 112th Congress
Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Cohen
- Introduced
- 2011-03-16
- Latest action
- 2011-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Summary
Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to make grants to state and local governments to assist them in projects that improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and/or airports in hazardous seismic zones to withstand an earthquake.
Directs the Administrator to require each state and local government, as a condition for receiving a grant, to submit to the Administrator: (1) a comprehensive strategic earthquake response plan for such facility, and (2) a list of grant activities that analyzes their impact.