,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,hahn introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide funds to each ,state
 to cover all the costs to repair or    
reconstruct a bridge determined by the  
,federal ,highway ,administration to be 
structurally deficient4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,bridge to ,jobs ,act4  #b4 ,bridge     
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,transportation may provide a grant 
to each ,state that meets the           
requirements of subsection 7b7 to repair
 or replace a structurally deficient    
bridge as determined by the ,federal    
,highway ,administration4  7b7          
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this ,act1 a ,state       
shall--  7#a7 apply to the ,secretary at
 such time and in such manner as the    
,secretary may reasonably require1 but  

not later than #b years after the       
,secretary begins accepting             
applications2  7#b7 certify that any    
funds received under this ,act shall be 
used only to pay for the costs directly 
or indirectly related to the repair or  
replacement of the bridge selected by   
such ,state2 and  7#c7 include in its   
application1 projected costs of such    
project1 and its proposal regarding     
whether to repair or replace such       
bridge4  7c7 ,application acceptability 
,if the ,secretary determines that an   
application is incomplete or            
unacceptable1 the ,secretary shall      
advise the ,state of the reasons for    
rejection4 ,the ,state may address the  
inadequacies in the application and     
reapply during the #b-year period       
referred to in subsection 7b77#a74  7d7 
,use of funds ,a ,state that receives   
funds under this ,act may use such funds
 for any costs directly or indirectly   
related to the repair or replacement of 
the selected bridge1 including          

administrative expenses and any job     
training program established for the    
bridge repair or replacement project4   
7e7 ,reporting requirement ,not later   
than #a year after a ,state receives    
grant funds under this ,act and each    
year thereafter until the bridge repair 
or replacement project is completed1    
such ,state shall submit a report to the
 ,secretary detailing the progress of   
the project and account for all expenses
 related to the project4  7f7           
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,funding ,there is authorized to be     
appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjad to carry out this ,act and   
such funds shall remain available until 
the end of the #b-year period referred  
to in subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,grant  
awards ,the ,secretary may award each   
,state that is eligible for a grant     
under this ,act not more than           
#aj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,availability of     
funds ,the ,secretary may award grants  
under this ,act for the #b-year period  

referred to in subsection 7b77#a74