1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act . 2. Evacuation route program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Evacuation route (A) In general The term evacuation route means a route that— (i) is owned, operated, or maintained by a Federal, State, or local government or a private entity; (ii) is used— (I) to transport the public away from emergency events (as defined in section 667.3 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); or (II) to transport emergency responders and recovery resources; and (iii) is designated by the State in which the route is located for the purposes described in clause (ii). (B) Inclusion The term evacuation route includes an eligible project under subsection (d). (2) Program The term program means the competitive grant program established under subsection (b)(1). (3) Resilience project The term resilience project means a project— (A) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (B) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route due to— (i) future occurrence or recurrence of emergency events (as defined in section 667.3 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) that are likely to occur in the geographic area in which the evacuation route is located