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US S2129

US S2129
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
07/16/2019
In Committee
07/16/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Transportation to (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), including by incorporating resilience into its emergency relief program; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program; (3) provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states; and (4) develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief products. (The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.)

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to incorporate resilience into its emergency relief program, develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program, provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states, and develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief projects. The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (on 07/16/2019)

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