Resilient Transit Act of 2025

This bill lets the U.S. Department of Transportation give transit agencies more help to protect buses, trains, and stations from climate threats like floods, wildfires, extreme heat, and big storms. Money can go to stand‑alone projects or parts of larger projects. DOT must also post a yearly public report on how the funds were used.

Grants could pay for things like flood barriers and pumps, flood and temperature sensors, backup power, replacing equipment stressed by extreme heat, and plans to find weak spots and prepare for emergencies. Funds are sent out mostly by existing formulas, and the yearly report must highlight projects that benefit neighborhoods with high poverty or unemployment, areas with many SNAP recipients, underserved or medically underserved communities, and other environmental justice areas. The bill also raises the program’s authorized funding levels.

Key points

• Who is affected: State and local transit agencies and the riders who depend on them, especially in communities facing flooding, fires, extreme heat, or other disasters.
• What changes: Grants can now cover climate resilience work like flood protection, cooling and monitoring equipment, backup power, and planning for emergencies; DOT must publish an annual report tracking these projects, with special attention to underserved and environmental justice communities.
• When: After the bill becomes law, DOT must start reporting within one year and every year after.