3.0.0 1836 2023-01-11T13:50:01Z 2023-01-11T13:50:01Z Senate S 2021-05-26 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-26T19:15:05Z 2021-05-26 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-05-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2021-05-26 True Transportation and Public Works Atmospheric science and weather Disaster relief and insurance Fires Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-05-26 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-30T18:08:03Z Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act

This bill expands the allowable uses of funds available to states for repairing federal-aid highways and other roadways damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic failures.

At the request of the governor and with approval of the Department of Transportation, a state may use funds for emergency maintenance projects (including those considered heavy or routine maintenance) that are necessary due to a natural disaster or catastrophic failure. Additionally, the bill increases the percent of funds a state may use for projects to protect public safety or to maintain or protect roadways from a disaster or catastrophic failure.

The bill also includes within the scope of natural disasters blizzards, ice storms, and wildfires.

]]> Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act Display Title Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1836is/xml/BILLS-117s1836is.xml 2021-05-26 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.