To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improvements to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3298 To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes feasible and economically justifiable improve- ments to increase the resilience of such facility, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2021 Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend section 125 of title 23, United States Code, to require that a project for the permanent repair or recon- struction of a repeatedly damaged facility includes fea- sible and economically justifiable improvements to in- crease the resilience of such facility, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. EMERGENCY RELIEF. 3 Section 125(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 4 amended by adding at the end the following: 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:20 Jun 16, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3298.IH H3298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3298 IH ‘‘(6) REPEATEDLY DAMAGED FACILITIES.—An 1 application submitted under this section for the per- 2 manent repair or reconstruction of a repeatedly 3 damaged facility shall include consideration and in- 4 corporation of feasible and economically justifiable 5 betterments, including protective features, to in- 6 crease the resilience of such facility.’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:20 Jun 16, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3298.IH H3298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS