,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #beab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjad ,mr4  
,mc,connell 7= himself & ,mr4 ,paul7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an em]g5cy       
transportation safety fund = !          
recon/ruction ( bridges along !         
,int]/ate ,highway ,sy/em1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,int]/ate      
,bridge ,safety ,fund ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,davis-,bacon ,act requires t work]s on 
all f$]ally fund$ or f$]ally assi/$     
con/ruction projects be paid :at is     
commonly ref]r$ to z a prevail+ wage1 z 
calculat$ by ! ,wage & ,h\r ,division ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#b7 ,accord+ to 
! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice1 if !   
,davis-,bacon ,act 7 repeal$1 ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t c\ld save an e/imat$          
#ab1gjj1jjj1jjj 9 discretion>y outlays f

 #bjae ?r\gh #bjbc4  7#c7 ,^! sav+s c\ld
 be r$irect$ to ! recon/ruction ( clos$ 
& functionally obsolete bridges along ! 
,int]/ate ,highway ,sy/em1 :i* w\ld     
improve highway safety & int]/ate       
comm]ce4  ,i ,e/abli%m5t & fund+  #aja4 
,repeal ( ,davis-,bacon ,act ( #aica    
wage requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt]
 ,,iv ( *apt] #ca ( title #dj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #cada et    
seq471 is repeal$4  7b7 ,ref]5ce ,beg9n+
 on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 any 
ref]5ce 9 any law to a wage requirem5t  
"u sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca ( title    
#dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be null &
 void4  #ajb4 ,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge
 ,safety ,fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 a tru/ fund to be kn[n z ! ,em]g5cy    
,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety ,fund4  7b7   
,transf]s to ,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge 
,safety ,fund - 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all regul>ly   
transf] am\nts equal to ! sav+s a*iev$  
?r\gh ! repeal ( ! wage requirem5ts "u  

subsection 7a7 f ! capital budgets ( ea*
 affect$ ,f$]al ag5cy to ! ,em]g5cy     
,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety ,fund4  7#b7  
,em]g5cy relief exp5ditures ,section    
#abe7;c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#c7 ,em]g5cy int]/ate bridge  
safety fund ,am\nts deposit$ into !     
,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety ,fund
 e/abli%$ "u section #ajb7;a7 ( !       
,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety ,fund
 ,act are au?oriz$ to be obligat$ to    
c>ry out1 9 priority ord]1 ! projects on
 ! curr5t li/ compil$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
section #bja7;b77#a7 ( su* ,act t meet !
 eligibility requirem5ts set =? 9       
subsection 7a74  4  ,,ii ,em]g5cy       
int]/ate bridge safety priority li/     
#bja4 ,em]g5cy int]/ate bridge          
priorities  7a7 ,li/ ,! ,secret>y (     
,transportation1 9 consultation ) a     
repres5tative sample ( ,/ate & local    
gov]nm5t transportation (ficials1 %all  
compile a prioritiz$ li/ ( em]g5cy      
int]/ate bridge projects1 :i* w guide ! 

allocation ( fund+ to ! ,/ates f !      
,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety ,fund
 e/abli%$ "u section #ajb4  7b7 ,crit]ia
 ,9 compil+ ! li/ "u subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y ( ,transportation1 9 addition 
to any o!r crit]ia e/abli%$ by !        
,secret>y1 %all rank ! em]g5cy int]/ate 
bridge projects 9 desc5d+ ord]1 beg9n+ )
 projects t-- 7#a7 are "p ( ! ,f$]al    
int]/ate highway sy/em2  7#b7 involve a 
bridge t is clos$ or deem$ functionally 
obsolete by ! ,f$]al ,highway           
,adm9i/ration = safety reasons2  7#c7 h 
a significant impact on int]/ate        
comm]ce2  7#d7 w\ld affect a significant
 volume ( traffic2 &  7#e7 h ! greate/  
ov]all value to ! surr\nd+ community4   
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all submit 
a report to ,congress t includes-- 7#a7 
a prioritiz$ li/ ( em]g5cy int]/ate     
bridge projects to be fund$ ?r\gh !     
,em]g5cy ,int]/ate ,bridge ,safety      
,fund2 &  7#b7 a description ( ! crit]ia

 us$ to e/abli% ! li/ ref]r$ to 9       
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,qu>t]ly updates ,n 
less frequ5tly ?an #d times p] ye>1 !   
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all-- 7#a7 
update ! report submitt$ pursuant to    
subsection 7c72  7#b7 s5d a copy ( !    
report to ,congress2 &  7#c7 make a copy
 ( ! report available to ! public ?r\gh 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation's website4