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119-hr-8653119th CongressWALLET

ADAPT Assets Act

Sponsored By: Representative Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

Introduced

Summary

Protecting critical transportation infrastructure from natural hazards by funding regional demonstration projects that harden, adapt, elevate, or relocate vulnerable highways, transit, and port facilities. The bill would create a competitive program that awards up to 10 demonstration grants to regional consortia and public owners.

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  • Regional planners, States, Tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, public transit agencies, ports, and local governments could apply. Grants may fund predevelopment activities and capital construction to protect highways, transit, and port facilities.
  • High-cost projects that face delivery or institutional barriers can get multiyear agreements if total costs are at least $500.0 million, with the Secretary allowed to reduce that threshold for Tribal applicants, rural regions, or insular areas. The Federal share may not exceed 80 percent.
  • Projects must show they address documented hazard exposure, preserve mobility and emergency access, and demonstrate regional governance and readiness. The Department of Transportation would coordinate with other federal agencies, maintain a monthly public dashboard with project details, and set up an interagency working group to report program outcomes and benefit cost analyses.

*Authorizes $2.0 billion per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, totaling $10.0 billion in authorized funding.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Multiyear grants for big projects

If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary enter multiyear grant agreements to fund large resilience projects over several fiscal years. To qualify, a project generally would need an estimated total cost of at least $500 million (the Secretary may lower that for Tribal applicants, rural regions, or insular areas). Projects must also face delivery or funding barriers (for example, multiowner governance, adding nature-based infrastructure that needs federal review, work outside a right-of-way that protects transportation, joint community benefits, or needing coordinated funding across two or more federal departments).

Program funding and matching rules

If enacted, the bill would authorize $2 billion per year for the program for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with those funds available until spent and up to 2% for admin and technical help. The Federal share of any project would be capped at 80 percent, so State, local, Tribal, or private partners must cover the rest. The bill would allow ADAPT grants to be combined with other DOT funds, but other Federal funds may only count toward the non-Federal match if their own law allows it.

Federal coordination and reporting

If enacted, the bill would require DOT to coordinate the program with EPA, FEMA, Interior, Commerce, and the Army Corps to align federal resilience work. The Secretary would set up an interagency working group within 1 year. That group must report to two congressional committees not later than 4 years after enactment and every 2 years after, listing funded projects, best practices, and benefit‑cost analyses for each project that include maintenance costs, mitigated risk, level of protection, historic damage, and the area helped.

New transportation resilience grant program

If enacted, the bill would create a new grant program to pay for demonstration projects that make critical transportation infrastructure more resilient. The program would award up to 10 competitive grants to MPOs, States, local governments, transit agencies, ports, toll authorities, Tribal governments, or consortia. Grant funds could pay for planning work (data, design, NEPA, permits, right-of-way, procurement) and for capital work to harden or adapt highways, public transit, and port facilities. The Secretary would run the program, require applicants to file a Secretary-specified application, publish the first notice of funding within 180 days and annually after, and keep a public project dashboard updated at least monthly.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

  • Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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