Sec. 11105. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 11105 NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end; #####

(B)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > to provide support for activities to increase the resiliency of the National Highway System to mitigate the cost of damages from sea level rise, extreme weather events, flooding, wildfires, or other natural disasters.” > ; ####

(2)in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(Q) > > Undergrounding public utility infrastructure carried out in conjunction with a project otherwise eligible under this section. > > > ##### “(R) > > Resiliency improvements on the National Highway System, including protective features described in subsection (k)(2). > > > ##### “(S) > > Implement activities to protect segments of the National Highway System from cybersecurity threats.” > ; ####

(3)in subsection (e)(4)(D), by striking “analysis” and inserting “analyses, both of which shall take into consideration extreme weather and resilience”; and ####

(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(k) Protective Features > > > #### “(1) In general > > A State may use not more than 15 percent of the funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1) for each fiscal year for 1 or more protective features on a Federal-aid highway or bridge not on the National Highway System, if the protective feature is designed to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural disasters. > > > #### “(2) Protective features described > > A protective feature referred to in paragraph

(1)includes— > > > ##### “(A) > > raising roadway grades; > > > ##### “(B) > > relocating roadways in a base floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas; > > > ##### “(C) > > stabilizing slide areas; > > > ##### “(D) > > stabilizing slopes; > > > ##### “(E) > > lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings; > > > ##### “(F) > > increasing the size or number of drainage structures; > > > ##### “(G) > > replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts; > > > ##### “(H) > > installing seismic retrofits on bridges; > > > ##### “(I) > > adding scour protection at bridges, installing riprap, or adding other scour, stream stability, coastal, or other hydraulic countermeasures, including spur dikes; and > > > ##### “(J) > > the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather events, flooding, or other natural disasters. > > > #### “(3) Savings provision > > Nothing in this subsection limits the ability of a State to carry out a project otherwise eligible under subsection

(d)using funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).” > .