Sec. 11106. EMERGENCY RELIEF

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## SEC. 11106 EMERGENCY RELIEF Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “wildfire,” after “severe storm,”; ####

(2)by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Restriction on Eligibility > > Funds under this section shall not be used for the repair or reconstruction of a bridge that has been permanently closed to all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration.” > ; and ####

(3)in subsection (d)— #####

(A)in paragraph (2)(A)— ######

(i)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; ######

(ii)by striking “ a facility that meets the current ” and inserting the following: > “a facility that— > > > ###### “(i) > > meets the current” > ; and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(ii) > > incorporates economically justifiable improvements that will mitigate the risk of recurring damage from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.” > ; #####

(B)by redesignating paragraph

(3)as paragraph (4); and #####

(C)by inserting after paragraph

(2)the following: > > #### “(3) Protective features > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The cost of an improvement that is part of a project under this section shall be an eligible expense under this section if the improvement is a protective feature that will mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters. > > > ##### “(B) Protective features described > > A protective feature referred to in subparagraph

(A)includes— > > > ###### “(i) > > raising roadway grades; > > > ###### “(ii) > > relocating roadways in a floodplain to higher ground above projected flood elevation levels or away from slide prone areas; > > > ###### “(iii) > > stabilizing slide areas; > > > ###### “(iv) > > stabilizing slopes; > > > ###### “(v) > > lengthening or raising bridges to increase waterway openings; > > > ###### “(vi) > > increasing the size or number of drainage structures; > > > ###### “(vii) > > replacing culverts with bridges or upsizing culverts; > > > ###### “(viii) > > installing seismic retrofits on bridges; > > > ###### “(ix) > > adding scour protection at bridges, installing riprap, or adding other scour, stream stability, coastal, or other hydraulic countermeasures, including spur dikes; and > > > ###### “(x) > > the use of natural infrastructure to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repair from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters.” > .