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This bill, the Resilient Highways Act of 2021, aims to amend Title 23 of the United States Code to ensure that federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels are more resilient to the impacts of sea level rise and extreme weather events. The key provisions of the bill include: (1) allowing states to use up to 15% of their apportioned funds under the National Highway Performance Program for protective features, such as raising roadway grades, relocating roads, stabilizing slopes, or using natural infrastructure, to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or future repair costs from extreme weather and natural disasters; (2) providing the option for the federal government to cover up to 100% of the cost of these protective features; and (3) expanding the eligible uses of emergency relief funds to include improvements designed to mitigate the risk of recurring damage from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1710/all-info