Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
Introduced
Summary
Adds natural disaster vulnerability identification to metropolitan and statewide transportation planning. This bill would make disaster resilience an explicit planning task in transportation plans for metropolitan areas and States.
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- Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) must identify, for the MPO area, which existing transportation facilities are most vulnerable to natural disasters that occur frequently, which facilities are necessary to keep operating during or soon after such events, and which improvement projects are needed to maintain that operation.
- Statewide transportation plans must do the same at the State level by naming vulnerable facilities, flagging those critical for continuity of operations, and listing the improvement projects required to maintain service.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Planners identify disaster-vulnerable transportation
If enacted, metropolitan planning organizations and State transportation agencies would have to identify vulnerable transportation facilities. They would identify facilities at risk from natural disasters that happen frequently in the area or State. They would identify which facilities must keep operating during a disaster or soon after. They would list the improvement projects needed to keep those facilities operating. This requirement is for planning only and would not provide funding or set project budgets.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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