,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kelly7 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 provide       
eligibility for certain emergency       
maintenance projects under the emergency
 relief program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,fixing ,infrastructure    
,damaged by ,disasters ,act 4  #b4      
,emergency relief ,section #abe of title
 #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by
 inserting blizzard1 ice storm1         
wildfire1 before flood2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7d71 by inserting after      
paragraph 7#c7 the following3  7#d7     
,emergency maintenance ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section1 on 
the request of a ,governor of a ,state  

and with the approval of the ,secretary1
 the cost of an emergency maintenance   
project that is necessary due to an     
event described in subsection 7a71      
including maintenance that would be     
considered heavy or routine maintenance1
 but for the event1 shall be an eligible
 expense under this section4  2 and     
7#c7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,the ,secretary and inserting  
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,except
 as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the     
,secretary  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#b7 ,waiver ,on   
the request of a ,governor of a ,state1 
the ,secretary may increase the amount  
under paragraph 7#a7 to not more than   
#be percent4  4