,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,malinowski 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 and  
,mr4 ,sires7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
make certain natural infrastructure     
projects eligible for surface           
transportation block grant funding1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,natural 
,infrastructure and ,resilience ,act4   
#b4 ,natural infrastructure and         
resilience  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#aja7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#ag7 through  
7#cd7 as paragraphs 7#ah71 7#ai71 7#bj71
 7#ba71 7#bb71 7#bc71 7#be71 7#bf71     
7#bg71 7#bh71 7#bi71 7#cj71 7#ca71      
7#cb71 7#cc71 7#cd71 and 7#ce71         

respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#af7 the following3  7#ag7   
,natural infrastructure ,the term       
natural infrastructure means            
infrastructure that uses1 restores1 or  
emulates natural ecological processes   
and-- 7,a7 is created through the action
 of natural physical1 geological1       
biological1 and chemical processes over 
time2  7,b7 is created by human design1 
engineering1 and construction to emulate
 or act in concert with natural         
processes2 or  7,c7 involves the use of 
plants1 soils1 and other natural        
features1 including through the         
creation1 restoration1 or preservation  
of vegetated areas using materials      
appropriate to the region to manage     
stormwater and runoff1 to attenuate     
flooding and storm surges1 and for other
 related purposes4  2  7#c7 by inserting
 after paragraph 7#bc7 7as so           
redesignated7 the following3  7#bd7     
,resilience ,the term resilience1 with  
respect to a project1 means a project   

with the ability to anticipate1 prepare 
for1 or adapt to conditions or          
withstand1 respond to1 or recover       
rapidly from disruptions1 including the 
ability-- 7,a7 7i7 to resist hazards or 
withstand impacts from weather events   
and natural disasters2 or  7ii7 to      
reduce the magnitude1 duration1 or      
impact of a disruptive weather event or 
natural disaster to a project2 and  7,b7
 to have the absorptive capacity1       
adaptive capacity1 and recoverability to
 decrease project vulnerability to      
weather events or other natural         
disasters4  2 and  7#d7 in subparagraph 
7,a7 of paragraph 7#cb7 7as so          
redesignated7-- 7,a7 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 82 and02
  7,b7 by striking through the          
implementation and inserting the        
following3 through-- 7i7 the            
implementation  2 and  7,c7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7ii7 the       
consideration of incorporating natural  
infrastructure4  4  7b7 ,surface        

transportation block grant program      
,section #acc7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through   
7#ae7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#af71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,projects that use natural         
infrastructure alone or in combination  
with other eligible projects to enhance 
resilience of a transportation facility 
otherwise eligible for assistance under 
this section4  4