S. 1836 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2021Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide eligibility for certain emergency maintenance projects under the emergency relief program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act . 2. Emergency relief Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting blizzard, ice storm, wildfire, before flood; (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Emergency maintenance Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, on the request of a Governor of a State and with the approval of the Secretary, the cost of an emergency maintenance project that is necessary due to an event described in subsection (a), including maintenance that would be considered heavy or routine maintenance, but for the event, shall be an eligible expense under this section. ; and (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Waiver On the request of a Governor of a State, the Secretary may increase the amount under paragraph (1) to not more than 25 percent. .