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Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require an identification of natural disaster vulnerability in certain transportation plans, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires metropolitan transportation planning organizations to identify which transportation facilities are most vulnerable to natural disasters that occur frequently in the area and which are critical to maintain operation during and after disasters
- Requires metropolitan transportation plans to identify improvement projects necessary to maintain operation of critical facilities during natural disasters
- Requires statewide transportation plans to identify which transportation facilities are most vulnerable to natural disasters that occur frequently in the state and which are critical to maintain operation during and after disasters
- Requires statewide transportation plans to identify improvement projects necessary to maintain operation of critical facilities during natural disasters
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to George Whitesides’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $31,495
- GOOGLE LLC $27,766
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $21,438
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $19,734
- MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL $16,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for George Whitesides → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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.”. <all>
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