,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,espaillat 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,sherrill1 and ,mr4 ,lynch7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
authorize state of good repair grants to
 be used for public transportation      
resilience improvement1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,resilient ,transit 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,definitions        
,section #ecjb of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#ag7 through  
7#be7 as paragraphs 7#ah7 through 7#bf71
 respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#af7 the following3    
7#ag7 ,resilience improvement ,the term 
resilience improvement has the meaning  
given the term in section #agf7;a7 of   
title #bc4  4  #c4 ,state of good repair

 grants for public transportation       
resilience improvement  7a7 ,in general 
,section #eccg of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7g7 ,public     
transportation resilience improvement   
grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 may make grants under this subsection  
to assist ,state and local government   
authorities in financing #a or more     
eligible activities described in        
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,eligible         
activities  7,a7 ,in general ,a         
recipient of a grant under this         
subsection may use grant amounts for    
public transportation resilience        
improvements that increase the          
resilience of public transportation     
systems from the impacts of changing    
conditions1 such as sea level rise1     
flooding1 wildfires1 extreme weather    
events1 and other natural disasters4    
7,b7 ,inclusions ,activities eligible to
 be carried out using grant amounts     
under this subsection include-- 7i7 the 

installation of mitigation measures that
 prevent the intrusion of floodwaters2  
7ii7 the installation of equipment to   
detect the occurrence of a flood event2 
7iii7 the replacement of equipment or   
facilities that are currently prone to  
flood events or will be in the future2  
7iv7 the purchase of new equipment to   
support regular maintenance of drainage 
and pumping infrastructure2  7v7 the    
replacement of equipment stressed during
 extreme temperature events2  7vi7 the  
installation of equipment to regulate   
temperatures and sensors to monitor     
extreme temperatures2  7vii7 the        
development of backup systems to provide
 redundancy during the outage of a      
primary power source2  7viii7 the       
assessment of system vulnerabilities to 
current and future weather events1      
natural disasters1 and changing         
conditions1 including sea level rise2   
7ix7 the planning of system improvements
 and emergency response strategies to   
address identified vulnerabilities2 and 

7x7 any other activity for resilience   
improvement1 as determined by the       
,secretary4  7#c7 ,types of projects    
,grants under this subsection may be    
used to finance--  7,a7 standalone      
projects2 and  7,b7 components of       
projects carried out under subsection   
7b77#a74  7#d7 ,public transportation   
resilience improvement formula ,of the  
amounts made available under section    
#ecch7;a77#b77,l7 to carry out this     
subsection-- 7,a7 #ig4ae percent shall  
be apportioned to recipients in         
accordance with subsection 7c72 and     
7,b7 #b4he percent shall be apportioned 
to recipients in accordance with        
subsection 7d74  4  7b7 ,conforming     
amendments ,section #eccg of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking section #ecch7;a77#b77,k7 each 
place it appears and inserting section  
#ecch7;a77#b77,l74  #d4 ,authorizations 
,section #ecch7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph  

7,b71 by striking #ac1fcd1jjj1jjj and   
inserting #ac1icd1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking          
#ac1iij1jjj1jjj and inserting           
#ad1bij1jjj1jjj2  7,c7 in subparagraph  
7,d71 by striking #ad1bgi1jjj1jjj and   
inserting #ad1egi1jjj1jjj2 and  7,d7 in 
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking          
#ad1fdb1jjj1jjj and inserting           
#ad1idb1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#b77,l7-- 7,a7 by striking             
#c1ehg1ggh1jcg and inserting            
#c1hhg1ggh1jcg2  7,b7 by striking       
#c1fhj1icd1dhd and inserting            
#c1ihj1icd1dhd2  7,c7 by striking       
#c1gee1fge1dag and inserting            
#d1jee1fge1dag2  7,d7 by striking       
#c1hej1dif1ffh and inserting            
#d1aej1dif1ffh2 and  7,e7 by inserting  
and #cjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal     
years #bjbc through #bjbf shall be      
available to carry out section #eccg7;g7
 after section #eccg7;f74