, long title " To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013 , and for other purposes , " is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress . The bill would allow the United States Department of Transportation to " exceed a $ 100 million cap on grants to repair roads damaged by a national emergency . " The bill was written in response to the 2013 Colorado floods , which caused as much as $ 500 million worth of damage to Colorado 's roads
2013 Colorado floods
2013 Colorado floods
H.R. 3174 (113th Congress)