Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
Introduced
Summary
Require planners to map transportation vulnerabilities to natural disasters. This bill would make metropolitan planning organizations and state transportation planners identify which existing transportation facilities are most vulnerable to natural disasters that occur frequently in their area, which facilities are most necessary to keep operating during and soon after a disaster, and the improvement projects needed to maintain those operations.
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- Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) must add a natural disaster vulnerability section to metropolitan transportation plans. That section must list vulnerable facilities, those critical to keep operating, and the projects needed to preserve service.
- State and nonmetropolitan transportation planning must include the same vulnerability identification in statewide plans. States must name vulnerable facilities, the ones needed to maintain operations, and the improvement projects required.
- Planning documents will now include vulnerability data used for project prioritization and funding decisions. That makes resilience and critical-route maintenance a defined input for future infrastructure choices.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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States and regions must map disaster risks
This bill would require metropolitan planning organizations and State transportation plans to identify transportation facilities most vulnerable to natural disasters that occur frequently in their area. It would require naming which of those facilities are most necessary to keep operating during a disaster or soon after. It would also require listing the improvement projects needed to maintain those operations. The provision does not set funding, enforcement, or deadline details.
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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