Cool Corridors Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4420 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4420 To reauthorize and amend the Healthy Streets program to enhance the resilience, accessibility, and safety of the Nation's transportation corridors by supporting strategic investments in tree canopy, shade infrastructure, and other nature-based cooling strategies along pedestrian, bicycle, and transit routes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Ms. Strickland (for herself, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Adams, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Titus, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Kennedy of New York, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize and amend the Healthy Streets program to enhance the resilience, accessibility, and safety of the Nation's transportation corridors by supporting strategic investments in tree canopy, shade infrastructure, and other nature-based cooling strategies along pedestrian, bicycle, and transit routes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cool Corridors Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Extreme heat is a growing public health and infrastructure challenge. (2) Tree canopy and green infrastructure reduce surface and air temperatures, improve safety and usability along transportation corridors, and protect infrastructure from heat- related degradation. (3) Communities with limited infrastructure investment often lack sufficient tree cover and face increased exposure to extreme