,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mrs4
 ,l[ey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ,/ates to c>ry out 
bridge con/ruction1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 &
 replacem5t projects us+ previ\sly      
allocat$ surface transportation funds t 
are id5tifi$ z be+ excess or inactive1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,highway ,adm9i/ration e/imates t !re  
are #fjd1dhe bridges on ! ,nation's     
public road network1 ( :i* #aaf1ffi are 
on ! ,national ,highway ,sy/em4  7#b7 ,!
 av]age age ( ! ,nation's bridges is #ci
 ye>s old & m ?an two-?irds ( !         
,nation's bridges are m ?an #bf ye>s    
old4  7#c7 ,"o 9 #i bridges is classifi$
 z /ructurally defici5t & requires      
significant ma9t5ance1 repair1 or       
replacem5t4  7#d7 ,f\rte5 p]c5t ( !     
,nation's bridges are functionally      

obsolete & d n meet curr5t design /&>ds4
  7#e7 ,! ,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration 
e/imates t to elim9ate ! ,nation's      
defici5t bridge backlog by #bjcj1 #bj4b 
billion ( inve/m5t w\ld be requir$      
annually ?r\gh ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
levels ( gov]nm5t1 al?\gh curr5t annual 
bridge inve/m5t is approximately #ag4a  
billion4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7
 ,eligible funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m  
eligible funds means funds--  7i7       
au?oriz$ or designat$ 9-- 7,i7 ,public  
,law #aji-ei or a prior surface         
transportation au?orization ,act2 or    
7,,ii7 an appropriations ,act1 or a     
report accompany+ an appropriations     
,act1 = allocation to a specific surface
 transportation project or activity2 &  
7ii7 id5tifi$1 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 by ! ,/ate
 9 :i* ! project or activity is au?oriz$
 to be c>ri$ out z be+ excess funds or  
inactive funds4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m 
eligible funds includes funds describ$ 9

 subp>agraph 7,a7 t 7 allocat$ &        
designat$ = a demon/ration project4     
7#b7 ,excess funds ,! t]m excess funds  
means-- 7,a7 funds obligat$ = a specific
 surface transportation project or      
activity t rema9 available = ! project  
or activity aft] ! project or activity  
has be5 complet$ or cancel$2 or  7,b7 an
 unobligat$ balance ( funds allocat$ = a
 specific surface transportation project
 or activity t ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! project  
or activity is au?oriz$ to be c>ri$ out 
c]tifies is no long] ne$$ = ! project or
 activity4  7#c7 ,inactive funds ,! t]m 
inactive funds means-- 7,a7 an          
unobligat$ balance ( ,f$]al funds = an  
eligible surface transportation project 
or activity aga9/ :i* no m ?an #aj p]c5t
 ( ! ,f$]al funds orig9ally designat$ = 
! project or activity h be5 obligat$2 or
  7,b7 funds t are available to c>ry out
 a surface transportation project or    
activity 9 a ,/ate1 b1 z c]tifi$ by !   
,/ate1 are unlikely to be advanc$ = !   
project or activity dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod 

beg9n+ on ! date ( c]tification4  7c7   
,availability ( funds = bridge projects 
,eligible funds %all be-- 7#a7 made     
available 9 accordance ) ?is section to 
! ,/ate t orig9ally receiv$ ! funds2 &  
7#b7 available = obligation = any       
eligible project "u section #acc7;b77#b7
 or #acc7;b77#c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,au?ority ,to        
obligate ,not)/&+ ! orig9al s\rce or    
p]iod ( availability ( eligible funds1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,transportation may1 on !  
reque/ by a ,/ate--  7#a7 obligate !    
funds = any eligible project "u section 
#acc7;b77#b7 or #acc7;b77#c7 ( title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7#b7  7,a7
 deobligate ! funds2 &  7,b7 reobligate 
! funds = any project eligible "u su*   
sections4  7e7 ,p]iod ( availability2   
title #bc requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,not)/&+ ! orig9al s\rce or p]iod (     
availability ( eligible funds obligat$  
7or deobligat$ & reobligat$7 "u         
subsection 7d71 ! eligible funds--  7,a7
 %all rema9 available = obligation = a  

p]iod ( #c fiscal ye>s aft] ! fiscal ye>
 9 :i* ?is ,act is enact$2 &  7,b7      
except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is          
subsection1 %all be subject to !        
requirem5ts ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 t apply to section #acc ( t      
title1 includ+ provisions relat+ to     
,f$]al %>e4  7#b7 ,no allocation bas$ on
 population ,section #acc7;d7 ( title   
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply  
to eligible funds "u ?is section4  7f7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on      
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committees
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report describ+ any
 action tak5 by ! ,secret>y "u ?is      
section4