,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbii ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #af1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,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 #bjbe4 #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 ,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7 ,environmental justice community ,the term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of communities of color1 low-income communities1 or ,tribal and indigenous communities1 that experiences or is at risk of experiencing higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects4 7,b7 ,,ejscreen ,the term ,,ejscreen means the environmental justice mapping and screening tool created by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7,c7 ,,ej ,index ,the term ,,ej ,index means the ,environmental ,justice ,indexes in ,,ejscreen4 7,d7 ,medically underserved community ,the term medically underserved community has the meaning given the term in section #gii;,b of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep74 7,e7 ,underserved community ,the term underserved community means-- 7i7 a community located within a ,,zip ,code or census tract that is identified by the ,secretary as-- 7,i7 a low-income community2 7,,ii7 a community of color2 or 7,,iii7 a ,tribal community2 or 7ii7 any other community that the ,secretary determines is disproportionately vulnerable to1 or bares a disproportionate burden of1 any combination of economic1 social1 environmental1 or climate stressors4 7#b7 ,grants ,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#c74 7#c7 ,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 climate change1 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 climate change1 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#d7 ,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#e7 ,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 7#f7 ,annual reports to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this subsection1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 and publish on the website of the ,department of ,transportation1 a report that describes the implementation of this subsection during the preceding calendar year1 including-- 7,a7 a detailed description of the activities carried out under the grants provided under this subsection2 7,b7 a summary of each project financed in whole or in part by a grant provided under this subsection that benefits or is located in-- 7i7 a neighborhood with poverty and unemployment rates that exceed the average in the ,united ,states2 7ii7 a neighborhood where #cj percent or more of households receive benefits under-- 7,i7 the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gjaa et seq472 or 7,,ii7 a mandatory spending program of the ,federal ,government for which1 as determined by the ,secretary1 eligibility for the program's benefits1 or the amount of such benefits1 is determined on the basis of income or resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit2 7iii7 an underserved community or a medically underserved community2 7iv7 an ,,epa region where the ,,ej ,index is above the national average1 as determined by ,,ejscreen2 or 7v7 an environmental justice community1 as documented by ,federally recognized environmental justice mapping and equity screening tools2 and 7,c7 recommendations to improve the administration of this subsection4 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#a77;,e71 by striking #ad1fdb1jjj1jjj and inserting #ad1idb1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77,l7-- 7,a7 by striking #c1hej1dif1ffh and inserting #d1aej1dif1ffh2 and 7,b7 by inserting and #cjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf shall be available to carry out section #eccg7;g7 after section #eccg7;f74