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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9235

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require an identification of 
natural disaster vulnerability in certain transportation plans, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2026

Mr. Whitesides (for himself, Mr. Obernolte, and Mr. Neguse) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require an identification of 
natural disaster vulnerability in certain transportation plans, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL DISASTER VULNERABILITY IDENTIFICATION.

    (a) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 134(i)(2) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(I) Natural disaster vulnerability.--An 
                identification of--
                            ``(i) which existing transportation 
                        facilities are most vulnerable to any type of 
                        natural disaster that occurs frequently in the 
                        area served by the metropolitan planning 
                        organization;
                            ``(ii) which such facilities are most 
                        necessary to maintain operation of during a 
                        natural disaster or soon thereafter; and
                            ``(iii) the improvement projects necessary 
                        to maintain such operation.''.
    (b) Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 
135(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(10) Natural disaster vulnerability.--The statewide 
        transportation plan shall include an identification of--
                    ``(A) which existing transportation facilities are 
                most vulnerable to any type of natural disaster that 
                occurs frequently in the State;
                    ``(B) which such facilities are most necessary to 
                maintain operation of during a natural disaster or soon 
                thereafter; and
                    ``(C) the improvement projects necessary to 
                maintain such operation.''.
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Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026

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