,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,ms4 
,hahn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide funds to ea* ,/ate  
to cov] all ! co/s to repair or         
recon/ruct a bridge det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al 
,highway ,adm9i/ration to be /ructurally
 defici5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,bridge to ,jobs ,act4  
#b4 ,bridge program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,transportation may provide 
a grant to ea* ,/ate t meets !          
requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7 to repair  
or replace a /ructurally defici5t bridge
 z det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al ,highway         
,adm9i/ration4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be 
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is ,act1
 a ,/ate %all--  7#a7 apply to !        
,secret>y at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z !   
,secret>y may reasonably require1 b n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! ,secret>y beg9s 
accept+ applications2  7#b7 c]tify t any

 funds receiv$ "u ?is ,act %all be us$  
only to pay = ! co/s directly or        
indirectly relat$ to ! repair or        
replacem5t ( ! bridge select$ by su*    
,/ate2 &  7#c7 include 9 its            
application1 project$ co/s ( su*        
project1 & its proposal reg>d+ :e!r to  
repair or replace su* bridge4  7c7      
,application acceptability ,if !        
,secret>y det]m9es t an application is  
incomplete or unacceptable1 ! ,secret>y 
%all advise ! ,/ate ( ! reasons =       
rejection4 ,! ,/ate may address !       
inadequacies 9 ! application & reapply  
dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod ref]r$ to 9         
subsection 7b77#a74  7d7 ,use ( funds ,a
 ,/ate t receives funds "u ?is ,act may 
use su* funds = any co/s directly or    
indirectly relat$ to ! repair or        
replacem5t ( ! select$ bridge1 includ+  
adm9i/rative exp5ses & any job tra9+    
program e/abli%$ = ! bridge repair or   
replacem5t project4  7e7 ,report+       
requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] a    
,/ate receives grant funds "u ?is ,act &

 ea* ye> !reaft] until ! bridge repair  
or replacem5t project is complet$1 su*  
,/ate %all submit a report to !         
,secret>y detail+ ! progress ( ! project
 & acc\nt = all exp5ses relat$ to !     
project4  7f7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations  7#a7 ,fund+ ,!re is     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ejj1jjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjad to c>ry out ?is ,act 
& su* funds %all rema9 available until !
 end ( ! #b-ye> p]iod ref]r$ to 9       
subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,grant aw>ds  
,! ,secret>y may aw>d ea* ,/ate t is    
eligible = a grant "u ?is ,act n m ?an  
#aj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,availability ( funds
 ,! ,secret>y may aw>d grants "u ?is    
,act = ! #b-ye> p]iod ref]r$ to 9       
subsection 7b77#a74