,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 
,emmer introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to establish a national 
bridge replacement and improvement      
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,bridge ,replacement and  
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,national bridge
 replacement and improvement program    
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation
 shall establish a national bridge      
replacement and improvement program 7in 
this section referred to as the         
,program7 to assist safety improvements 
for high-risk intersections and         
interchanges4  7b7 ,grant authority ,in 
carrying out the ,program1 the          
,secretary may make grants on a         

competitive basis to covered entities4  
7c7 ,project requirements ,the          
,secretary may only make a grant under  
the ,program to assist a project that-- 
7#a7 is a bridge on a ,federal-aid      
highway that is eligible for funding    
under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 
and  7#b7 will-- 7,a7 restore or        
increase the structural capacity of the 
bridge2  7,b7 correct a major safety    
defect of the bridge2 or  7,c7 replace  
an existing bridge with a new bridge    
that-- 7i7 is in the same general       
traffic corridor as the bridge being    
replaced1 as determined by the          
,secretary2 and  7ii7 meets the         
requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,b74  7d7 ,applications ,to be eligible
 for a grant under the ,program1 a      
covered entity shall submit to the      
,secretary an application in such form1 
at such time1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary determines
 is appropriate4  7e7 ,limitation ,the  
aggregate amount provided to a covered  

entity in a fiscal year through grants  
under the ,program may not exceed #e    
percent of the amount made available for
 all grants under the ,program in that  
fiscal year4  7f7 ,congressional review 
,at least #ij days before establishing  
the ,program under subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report detailing the selection process  
the ,secretary shall use in making      
grants under the ,program4  7g7 ,covered
 entity defined ,in this section1 the   
term covered entity means any of the    
following3 7#a7 ,a ,state government    
entity4  7#b7 ,a local government       
entity4  7#c7 ,a territory of the       
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,a ,tribal       
government4  7#e7 ,a metropolitan       
planning organization4  7#f7 ,any entity
 composed of #b or more entities        
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#e74  7h7 ,authorization of            
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated out of 
the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than   

the ,mass ,transit ,account7 to carry   
out the ,program #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for each
 fiscal year4  7#b7 ,applicability of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code ,funds 
authorized to be appropriated by        
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be available
 for obligation in the same manner as if
 those funds were apportioned under     
chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 except that the ,federal share  
of the cost of a project or activity    
carried out using such funds shall be   
#hj percent2 and  7,b7 remain available 
until expended and not be transferable4