,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjai ,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to ensure that           
,federal-aid highways and bridges are   
more resilient1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,resilient ,highways ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,national highway        
performance program ,section #aai of    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7
 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at  
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#d7 to provide 
support for measures to increase the    
resiliency of ,federal-aid highways and 
bridges on and off the ,national        

,highway ,system to mitigate the impacts
 of sea level rise and extreme weather  
events4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7k7 ,protective     
features  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state may
 use not more than #ae percent of the   
funds apportioned to the ,state under   
section #ajd7;b77#a7 for each fiscal    
year for a protective feature on a      
,federal-aid highway or bridge1 if the  
protective feature is an economically   
justified improvement designed to       
mitigate the risk of recurring damage or
 the cost of future repairs from extreme
 weather1 flooding1 and other natural   
disasters4  7#b7 ,protective features   
described ,a protective feature referred
 to in paragraph 7#a7 may include-- 7,a7
 raising roadway grades2  7,b7          
relocating roadways in a floodplain to  
higher ground above projected flood     
elevation levels or away from slide     
prone areas2  7,c7 stabilizing slide    
areas2  7,d7 stabilizing slopes2  7,e7  
installing riprap2  7,f7 lengthening or 

raising bridges to increase waterway    
openings2  7,g7 deepening channels to   
prevent flooding2  7,h7 increasing the  
size or number of drainage structures2  
7,i7 replacing culverts with bridges or 
upsizing culverts2  7,j7 repairing or   
maintaining tide gates2  7,k7 installing
 seismic retrofits on bridges2  7,l7    
adding scour protection at bridges2     
7,m7 adding spur dikes2  7,n7 the use of
 natural infrastructure to mitigate the 
risk of recurring damage or the cost of 
future repair from extreme weather1     
flooding1 and other natural disasters2  
and  7,o7 any other features that       
mitigate the risk of recurring damage or
 the cost of future repair as a result  
of extreme weather1 flooding1 and other 
natural disasters1 as determined by the 
,secretary4  7#c7 ,savings provision    
,nothing in this subsection limits the  
ability of a ,state to carry out a      
project otherwise eligible under        
subsection 7d7 using funds apportioned  
under section #ajd7;b77#a74  4  #c4     

,federal share payable ,section #abj7;c7
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7#d7 ,protective features   
7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,federal    
share payable for the cost of a         
protective feature on a ,federal-aid    
highway or bridge project under this    
title may be up to #ajj percent1 at the 
discretion of the ,state1 if the        
protective feature is an economically   
justified improvement to mitigate the   
risk of recurring damage or the cost of 
future repair from extreme weather1     
flooding1 and other natural disasters4  
7,b7 ,protective features described ,a  
protective feature referred to in       
subparagraph 7,a7 may include-- 7i7     
raising roadway grades2  7ii7 relocating
 roadways in a floodplain to higher     
ground above projected flood elevation  
levels or away from slide prone areas2  
7iii7 stabilizing slide areas2  7iv7    
stabilizing slopes2  7v7 installing     

riprap2  7vi7 lengthening or raising    
bridges to increase waterway openings2  
7vii7 deepening channels to prevent     
flooding2  7viii7 increasing the size or
 number of drainage structures2  7ix7   
replacing culverts with bridges or      
upsizing culverts2  7x7 repairing or    
maintaining tide gates2  7xi7 installing
 seismic retrofits on bridges2  7xii7   
adding scour protection at bridges2     
7xiii7 adding spur dikes2  7xiv7 the use
 of natural infrastructure to mitigate  
the risk of recurring damage or the cost
 of future repair from extreme weather1 
flooding1 and other natural disasters2  
and  7xv7 any other features that       
mitigate the risk of recurring damage or
 the cost of future repair as a result  
of extreme weather1 flooding1 and other 
natural disasters1 as determined by the 
,secretary4  4  #d4 ,emergency relief   
,section #abe of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a77#a71 by inserting        
wildfire1 sea level rise1 after severe  

storm2  7#b7 by striking subsection 7b7 
and inserting the following3  7b7       
,restriction on eligibility ,funds under
 this section shall not be used for the 
repair or reconstruction of a bridge    
that has been permanently closed to all 
vehicular traffic by the ,state or      
responsible local official because of   
imminent danger of collapse due to a    
structural deficiency or physical       
deterioration4  2 and  7#c7 in          
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#b77;,a7--  7i7 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and  7ii7 by 
striking a facility that meets the      
current and inserting the following3  a 
facility that-- 7i7 meets the current  2
 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7ii7 incorporates           
economically justifiable improvements   
designed to mitigate the risk of        
recurring damage from extreme weather1  
flooding1 and other natural disasters4  
2  7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7
 through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through

 7#f71 respectively2 and  7,c7 by       
inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the      
following3  7#c7 ,protective features   
7,a7 ,in general ,the cost of an        
improvement that is part of a project   
under this section shall be an eligible 
expense under this section if the       
improvement is a protective feature that
 is economically justified to mitigate  
the risk of recurring damage or the cost
 of future repair from extreme weather1 
flooding1 and other natural disasters4  
7,b7 ,protective features described ,a  
protective feature referred to in       
subparagraph 7,a7 may include-- 7i7     
raising roadway grades2  7ii7 relocating
 roadways in a floodplain to higher     
ground above projected flood elevation  
levels or away from slide prone areas2  
7iii7 stabilizing slide areas2  7iv7    
stabilizing slopes2  7v7 installing     
riprap2  7vi7 lengthening or raising    
bridges to increase waterway openings2  
7vii7 deepening channels to prevent     
flooding2  7viii7 increasing the size or

 number of drainage structures2  7ix7   
replacing culverts with bridges or      
upsizing culverts2  7x7 repairing or    
maintaining tide gates2  7xi7 installing
 seismic retrofits on bridges2  7xii7   
adding scour protection at bridges2     
7xiii7 adding spur dikes2  7xiv7 the use
 of natural infrastructure to mitigate  
the risk of recurring damage or the cost
 of future repair from extreme weather1 
flooding1 and other natural disasters2  
and  7xv7 any other features that       
mitigate the risk of recurring damage or
 the cost of future repair as a result  
of extreme weather1 flooding1 and other 
natural disasters1 as determined by the 
,secretary4  4