; and (B) the owner of a fleet of commercial motor vehicles or passenger motor vehicles who volunteers to participate in the pilot program. VII Resiliency 7001. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant program (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 173. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Emergency event The term emergency event means a natural disaster or catastrophic failure or an imminent natural disaster or catastrophic failure resulting in— (A) an emergency declared by the Governor of the State in which the disaster or failure occurred or will occur; or (B) an emergency or disaster declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (2) Evacuation route The term evacuation route means a transportation route or system that— (A) is owned, operated, or maintained by a Federal, State, Indian Tribe, or local government or a private entity; (B) is used— (i) to transport the public away from emergency events; or (ii) to transport emergency responders and recovery resources; and (C) is designated by the eligible entity with jurisdiction over the area in which the route is located for the purposes described in subparagraph (B). (3) Program The term program means the grant program established under subsection (b)(1). (4) Resilience improvement The term resilience improvement means the use of materials or structural or nonstructural techniques, including natural infrastructure— (A) that allow a project— (i) to better anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand and respond to disruptions