to transport the public away from emergency events; or

to transport emergency responders and recovery resources; and

to better anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and to withstand and respond to disruptions; and

to be better able to continue to serve the primary function of the project during and after weather events and natural disasters for the expected life of the project; or

reduce the magnitude and duration of impacts of current and future weather events and natural disasters to a project; or

have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to decrease project vulnerability to current and future weather events or natural disasters.

surface transportation assets by making the assets more resilient to current and future weather events and natural disasters, such as severe storms, flooding, drought, levee and dam failures, wildfire, rockslides, mudslides, sea level rise, extreme weather, including extreme temperature, and earthquakes;

serve critical local, regional, and national needs, including evacuation routes; and

provide access or service to hospitals and other medical or emergency service facilities, major employers, critical manufacturing centers, ports and intermodal facilities, utilities, and Federal facilities;

coastal infrastructure, such as a tide gate to protect highways, that is at long-term risk to sea level rise; and

natural infrastructure that protects and enhances surface transportation assets while improving ecosystem conditions, including culverts that ensure adequate flows in rivers and estuarine systems.

identify the base floodplain in which the project is to be located and disclose that information to the Secretary; and

indicate to the Secretary whether the State plans to implement 1 or more components of the risk mitigation plan under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) with respect to the area.

a highway project eligible for assistance under this title;

a public transportation facility or service eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49; or

connects a port to other modes of transportation;

improves the efficiency of evacuations and disaster relief; or

aids transportation.

increasing marsh health and total area adjacent to a highway right-of-way to promote additional flood storage;

upgrades to and installation of culverts designed to withstand 100-year flood events;

upgrades to and installation of tide gates to protect highways;

upgrades to and installation of flood gates to protect tunnel entrances; and

improving functionality and resiliency of stormwater controls, including inventory inspections, upgrades to, and preservation of best management practices to protect surface transportation infrastructure.

Except as provided in subsection (e)(1), the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.

A State may use Federal funds other than Federal funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) to meet the non-Federal cost share requirement for a project under this subsection.

development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and

construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment directly related to improving system performance, and operational improvements.

In the case of a planning activity described in subsection (d)(3) that is carried out by a State with funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8), eligible costs may include development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, other preconstruction activities, and other activities consistent with carrying out the purposes of subsection (d)(3).

may use not more than 40 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) for the construction of new capacity; and

may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) for activities described in subparagraph (E)(i)(I).

Using funds made available under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide resilience improvement grants to eligible entities to carry out 1 or more eligible activities under clause (ii).

An eligible entity may use a resilience improvement grant under this subparagraph for 1 or more construction activities to improve the ability of an existing surface transportation asset to withstand 1 or more elements of a weather event or natural disaster, or to increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of changing conditions, such as sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.

resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, improvement, or realignment of an existing surface transportation facility eligible for assistance under this title;

the incorporation of natural infrastructure;

the upgrade of an existing surface transportation facility to meet or exceed a design standard adopted by the Federal Highway Administration;

the installation of mitigation measures that prevent the intrusion of floodwaters into surface transportation systems;

strengthening systems that remove rainwater from surface transportation facilities;

upgrades to and installation of structural stormwater controls;

a resilience project that addresses identified vulnerabilities described in the resilience improvement plan of the eligible entity, if applicable;

relocating roadways in a base floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels, or away from slide prone areas;

stabilizing slide areas or slopes;

installing riprap;

lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings, including to respond to extreme weather;

increasing the size or number of drainage structures;

installing seismic retrofits on bridges;

adding scour protection at bridges;

adding scour, stream stability, coastal, and other hydraulic countermeasures, including spur dikes;

vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against invasive species, facilitate wildfire control, and provide erosion control; and

any other protective features, including natural infrastructure, as determined by the Secretary.

the benefits of the eligible activity proposed to be carried out by the eligible entity exceed the costs of the activity; and

there is a need to address the vulnerabilities of surface transportation assets of the eligible entity with a high risk of, and impacts associated with, failure due to the impacts of weather events, natural disasters, or changing conditions, such as sea level rise, wildfires, and increased flood risk; or

the eligible activity proposed to be carried out by the eligible entity is included in the applicable resilience improvement plan under subsection (e)(2).

Using funds made available under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide community resilience and evacuation route grants to eligible entities to carry out 1 or more eligible activities under clause (ii).

is an eligible activity under subparagraph (A)(ii), if that eligible activity will improve an evacuation route;

ensures the ability of the evacuation route to provide safe passage during an evacuation and reduces the risk of damage to evacuation routes as a result of future emergency events, including restoring or replacing existing evacuation routes that are in poor condition or not designed to meet the anticipated demand during an emergency event, and including steps to protect routes from mud, rock, or other debris slides;

communications and intelligent transportation system equipment and infrastructure;

counterflow measures; or

shoulders;

is for the construction of new or redundant evacuation routes, if the eligible entity notifies the Secretary that existing evacuation routes are not sufficient to adequately facilitate evacuations, including the transportation of emergency responders and recovery resources;

is for the acquisition of evacuation route or traffic incident management equipment or signage; or

will ensure access or service to critical destinations, including hospitals and other medical or emergency service facilities, major employers, critical manufacturing centers, ports and intermodal facilities, utilities, and Federal facilities.

current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route due to future occurrence or recurrence of emergency events that are likely to occur in the geographic area in which the evacuation route is located; and

projected changes in development patterns, demographics, and extreme weather events based on the best available evidence and analysis.

In providing grants for community resilience and evacuation routes under this subparagraph, the Secretary may consult with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who may provide technical assistance to the Secretary and to eligible entities.

A State (including the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or 1 or more of the Great Lakes.

A political subdivision of a State described in subclause (I).

A metropolitan planning organization in a State described in subclause (I).

A unit of local government in a State described in subclause (I).

A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function, including a port authority, in a State described in subclause (I).

An Indian tribe in a State described in subclause (I).

A Federal land management agency that applies jointly with a State or group of States described in subclause (I).

A multi-State or multijurisdictional group of entities described in subclauses (I) through (VII).

Using funds made available under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide at-risk coastal infrastructure grants to eligible entities to carry out 1 or more eligible activities under clause (iii).

An eligible entity may use an at-risk coastal infrastructure grant under this subparagraph for strengthening, stabilizing, hardening, elevating, relocating, or otherwise enhancing the resilience of highway and non-rail infrastructure, including bridges, roads, pedestrian walkways, and bicycle lanes, and associated infrastructure, such as culverts and tide gates to protect highways, that are subject to, or face increased long-term future risks of, a weather event, a natural disaster, or changing conditions, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level rise, in order to improve transportation and public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.

that addresses the risks from a current or future weather event or natural disaster, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level change; and

that reduces long-term infrastructure costs by avoiding larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.

access to coastal homes, businesses, communities, and other critical infrastructure, including access by first responders and other emergency personnel; or

access to a designated evacuation route.

To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (3) or subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be necessary.

as part of the application, identify the floodplain in which the project is to be located and disclose that information to the Secretary; and

indicate in the application whether, if selected, the eligible entity will implement 1 or more components of the risk mitigation plan under section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) with respect to the area.

a highway project eligible for assistance under this title;

a public transportation facility or service eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49;

a facility or service for intercity rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102 of title 49); or

connects a port to other modes of transportation;

improves the efficiency of evacuations and disaster relief; or

aids transportation.

increasing marsh health and total area adjacent to a highway right-of-way to promote additional flood storage;

upgrades to and installing of culverts designed to withstand 100-year flood events;

upgrades to and installation of tide gates to protect highways; and

upgrades to and installation of flood gates to protect tunnel entrances.

The Federal share of the cost of a planning activity carried out using a planning grant under paragraph (3) shall be 100 percent.

Except as provided in subclause (II) and subsection (e)(1), the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) shall not exceed 80 percent of the total project cost.

On the determination of the Secretary, the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) by an Indian tribe (as defined in section 207(m)(1)) may be up to 100 percent.

The eligible entity may use Federal funds other than Federal funds provided under this subsection to meet the non-Federal cost share requirement for a project carried out with a grant under this subsection.

development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other preconstruction activities; and

construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of real property (including land related to the project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment directly related to improving system performance, and operational improvements.

Eligible project costs for activities funded with a grant under paragraph (3) may include the costs of development phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental review, preliminary engineering and design work, other preconstruction activities, and other activities consistent with carrying out the purposes of that paragraph.

may use not more than 40 percent of the amount of the grant for the construction of new capacity; and

may use not more than 10 percent of the amount of the grant for activities described in subparagraph (F)(i)(I).

For each fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the total amount provided under this subsection may be used for projects described in subparagraph (C)(iii).

Subject to the availability of funds, an eligible entity may request and the Secretary may distribute funds for a grant under this subsection on a multiyear basis, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.

Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 25 percent for grants for projects located in areas that are outside an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000.

Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 2 percent for grants to Indian tribes (as defined in section 207(m)(1)).

For any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines that the amount described in clause (ii) or (iii) will not be fully utilized for the grant described in that clause, the Secretary may reallocate the unutilized funds to provide grants to other eligible entities under this subsection.

developed a resilience improvement plan in accordance with this subsection; and

prioritized the project on that resilience improvement plan; and

developed a resilience improvement plan in accordance with this subsection; and

prioritized the project on that resilience improvement plan.

in the case of a State or an eligible entity that is a State or a metropolitan planning organization, the resilience improvement plan developed in accordance with this subsection has been incorporated into the metropolitan transportation plan under section 134 or the long-range statewide transportation plan under section 135, as applicable; and

in the case of an eligible entity not described in subclause (I), the eligible entity is located in a State or an area served by a metropolitan planning organization that incorporated a resilience improvement plan into the metropolitan transportation plan under section 134 or the long-range statewide transportation plan under section 135, as applicable.

A State or eligible entity may not receive a reduction under this paragraph of more than 10 percentage points for any single project carried out with funds under subsection (c) or a grant under subsection (d).

A reduction under this paragraph shall not reduce the non-Federal share of the costs of a project carried out with funds under subsection (c) or a grant under subsection (d) to an amount that is less than zero.

designate evacuation routes and strategies, including multimodal facilities, designated with consideration for individuals without access to personal vehicles;

emergency response personnel and equipment; and

access to emergency services, including for vulnerable or disadvantaged populations;

describe the resilience improvement policies, including strategies, land-use and zoning changes, investments in natural infrastructure, or performance measures that will inform the transportation investment decisions of the State or metropolitan planning organization with the goal of increasing resilience;

includes a list of priority projects; and

describes how funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(8) or provided by a grant under the program would be invested and matched, which shall not be subject to fiscal constraint requirements; and

use science and data and indicate the source of data and methodologies; and

to respond promptly to the impacts of weather events and natural disasters; and

to be prepared for changing conditions, such as sea level rise and increased flood risk;

describe the codes, standards, and regulatory framework, if any, adopted and enforced to ensure resilience improvements within the impacted area of proposed projects included in the resilience improvement plan;

consider the benefits of combining hard surface transportation assets, and natural infrastructure, through coordinated efforts by the Federal Government and the States;

assess the resilience of other community assets, including buildings and housing, emergency management assets, and energy, water, and communication infrastructure;

use a long-term planning period; and

include such other information as the State or metropolitan planning organization considers appropriate.

subject to paragraph (2), transportation and any other metrics as the Secretary determines to be necessary; and

procedures for monitoring and evaluating projects based on those metrics; and

each project for which a grant was provided under subsection (d);

information relating to project applications received;

the manner in which the consultation requirements were implemented under subsection (d);

recommendations to improve the administration of subsection (d), including whether assistance from additional or fewer agencies to carry out the program is appropriate;

the period required to disburse grant funds to eligible entities based on applicable Federal coordination requirements; and

a list of facilities that repeatedly require repair or reconstruction due to emergency events.