1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Emergency routes to Save Americans From Extreme weather Act of 2019 or the BE SAFE Act of 2019 . 2. Evacuation route program (a) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish a competitive grant program that would improve emergency evacuation routes in small and rural communities through— (1) the construction of State and local connector roads that facilitate access to broader thoroughfares, such as Federal highways