,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish an emergency      
transportation safety fund for the      
reconstruction of bridges along the     
,interstate ,highway ,system1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,emergency    
,interstate ,bridge ,safety ,fund ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,the           
,davis-,bacon ,act requires that workers
 on all federally funded or federally   
assisted construction projects be paid  
what is commonly referred to as a       
prevailing wage1 as calculated by the   
,wage and ,hour ,division of the        
,department of ,labor4  7#b7 ,according 
to the ,congressional ,budget ,office1  

if the ,davis-,bacon ,act were repealed1
 the ,federal ,government could save an 
estimated #ab1gjj1jjj1jjj in            
discretionary outlays from #bjae through
 #bjbc4  7#c7 ,these savings could be   
redirected to the reconstruction of     
closed and functionally obsolete bridges
 along the ,interstate ,highway ,system1
 which would improve highway safety and 
interstate commerce4  ,i ,establishment 
and funding  #aja4 ,repeal of           
,davis-,bacon ,act of #aica wage        
requirements  7a7 ,in general           
,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ca of title
 #dj1 ,united ,states ,code 7#dj        
,u4,s4,c4 #cada et seq471 is repealed4  
7b7 ,reference ,beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 any        
reference in any law to a wage          
requirement under subchapter ,,iv of    
chapter #ca of title #dj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 shall be null and void4  
#ajb4 ,emergency ,interstate ,bridge    
,safety ,fund  7a7 ,establishment ,there
 is established in the ,treasury of the 

,united ,states a trust fund to be known
 as the ,emergency ,interstate ,bridge  
,safety ,fund4  7b7 ,transfers to       
,emergency ,interstate ,bridge ,safety  
,fund - 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury shall regularly       
transfer amounts equal to the savings   
achieved through the repeal of the wage 
requirements under subsection 7a7 from  
the capital budgets of each affected    
,federal agency to the ,emergency       
,interstate ,bridge ,safety ,fund4  7#b7
 ,emergency relief expenditures ,section
 #abe7;c7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#c7 ,emergency         
interstate bridge safety fund ,amounts  
deposited into the ,emergency           
,interstate ,bridge ,safety ,fund       
established under section #ajb7;a7 of   
the ,emergency ,interstate ,bridge      
,safety ,fund ,act are authorized to be 
obligated to carry out1 in priority     
order1 the projects on the current list 
compiled by the ,secretary under section

 #bja7;b77#a7 of such ,act that meet the
 eligibility requirements set forth in  
subsection 7a74  4  ,,ii ,emergency     
interstate bridge safety priority list  
#bja4 ,emergency interstate bridge      
priorities  7a7 ,list ,the ,secretary of
 ,transportation1 in consultation with a
 representative sample of ,state and    
local government transportation         
officials1 shall compile a prioritized  
list of emergency interstate bridge     
projects1 which will guide the          
allocation of funding to the ,states    
from the ,emergency ,interstate ,bridge 
,safety ,fund established under section 
#ajb4  7b7 ,criteria ,in compiling the  
list under subsection 7a71 the          
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
addition to any other criteria          
established by the ,secretary1 shall    
rank the emergency interstate bridge    
projects in descending order1 beginning 
with projects that-- 7#a7 are part of   
the ,federal interstate highway system2 
7#b7 involve a bridge that is closed or 

deemed functionally obsolete by the     
,federal ,highway ,administration for   
safety reasons2  7#c7 have a significant
 impact on interstate commerce2  7#d7   
would affect a significant volume of    
traffic2 and  7#e7 have the greatest    
overall value to the surrounding        
community4  7c7 ,report ,not later than 
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall submit a report
 to ,congress that includes-- 7#a7 a    
prioritized list of emergency interstate
 bridge projects to be funded through   
the ,emergency ,interstate ,bridge      
,safety ,fund2 and  7#b7 a description  
of the criteria used to establish the   
list referred to in paragraph 7#a74  7d7
 ,quarterly updates ,not less frequently
 than #d times per year1 the ,secretary 
of ,transportation shall-- 7#a7 update  
the report submitted pursuant to        
subsection 7c72  7#b7 send a copy of the
 report to ,congress2 and  7#c7 make a  
copy of the report available to the     

public through the ,department of       
,transportation's website4