3.0.0 1710 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-05-19 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-19T19:25:35Z STARTER Act 2.0 117 3341 HR 2021-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Resilient Highways Act of 2021 117 3777 HR 2021-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 117 1931 S 2021-10-06 By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-41. Related bill CRS Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 117 1953 S 2021-05-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2021-05-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-05-27 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-06-07 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-07-27 False Transportation and Public Works Atmospheric science and weather Floods and storm protection Natural disasters Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-18T20:38:03Z Resilient Highways Act of 2021

This bill addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels on and off the National Highway System.

Specifically, the bill

  • allows states to use up to 15% of funds apportioned under the national highway performance program for projects to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters on infrastructure that is part of the National Highway System;
  • provides for a maximum federal cost-share of up to 100% for these projects; and
  • authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for these projects, including raising roadway grades, deepening channels to prevent flooding, improving drainage, and stabilizing slopes.
]]> Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Display Title Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that Federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels are more resilient, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Resilient Highways Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1710is/xml/BILLS-117s1710is.xml 2021-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.