,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjai,mrs4   
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4    
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,k+1 & ,mr4 ,casey7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 to assi/ ,/ates to rehabilitate or     
replace c]ta9 bridges1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/r5g!n ,& ,=tify ,exi/+ ,bridges   
,act ( #bjai or ! ,,safe ,bridges ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,/r5g!n & =tify exi/+      
bridges  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
  7#a7 ,bridge ,! t]m bridge means a    
highway bridge on a public road1 :e!r on
 or (f a ,f$]al-aid highway4  7#b7      
,eligible bridge ,! t]m eligible bridge 
means a bridge t is classifi$ z 9 poor  
condition4  7#c7 ,f$]al-aid highway ,!  
t]m ,f$]al-aid highway has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( title #bc1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,public road 

,! t]m public road has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( title #bc1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7              
,rehabilitation ,! t]m rehabilitation   
means1 ) respect to a bridge1 ! c>ry+   
out ( major "w necess>y1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y--  7,a7 to re/ore or increase 
! /ructural capacity ( ! bridge2 or     
7,b7 to correct a major safety defect ( 
! bridge4  7#f7 ,replacem5t ,! t]m      
replacem5t means1 ) respect to a bridge1
 ! con/ruction ( a new facility t1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 is 9 ! same     
g5]al traffic corridor z ! replac$      
bridge4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation4   
7#h7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means--  7,a7 a 
,/ate2  7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 &  
7,c7 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico4  7b7
 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% a program to assi/ ,/ates 
to rehabilitate or replace eligible     
bridges4  7c7 ,apportionm5t ( funds     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,am\nts made available to 

c>ry out ! program e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7b7 = a fiscal ye> %all be   
apportion$ to ea* ,/ate accord+ to !    
ratio t--  7,a7 ! total co/ to          
rehabilitate or replace eligible bridges
 9 t ,/ate2 be>s to  7,b7 ! total co/ to
 rehabilitate or replace eligible       
bridges 9 all ,/ates4  7#b7 ,calculation
 ( total co/  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes 
( ! calculation "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all multiply ! deck area (   
eligible bridges by ! unit price on a   
,/ate-by-,/ate basis1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y1 to det]m9e ! total co/ to    
rehabilitate or replace eligible bridges
 9 ea* ,/ate4  7,b7 ,data us$ 9 mak+    
det]m9ations ,! ,secret>y %all make     
det]m9ations "u ?is subsection bas$ on !
 late/ available data1 :i* %all be      
updat$ n less ?an annually4  7,c7 ,use (
 exi/+ inv5tories ,to ! ext5t           
practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all make      
det]m9ations "u ?is subsection us+      
inv5tories prep>$ "u section #add (     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7    

,use ( funds ,funds apportion$ to a     
,/ate "u ! program e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7b7 %all--  7#a7 be us$ by t 
,/ate-- 7,a7 = ! rehabilitation &       
replacem5t ( #a or m eligible bridges2  
or  7,b7 to ma9ta9 ! surface coat+ &    
corrosion protection sy/em ( #a or m    
eligible bridges2  7#b7 not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 be adm9i/]$ z if       
apportion$ "u *apt] #a ( title #bc1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except t ! funds   
%all n be transf]able2  7#c7 be subject 
to ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 section     
#aaja7;b7 ( ! ,,fa/ ,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 
#aja note2 #abi ,/at4 #acbc7 9 ! same   
mann] z am\nts made available = programs
 "u titles ,i1 ,,ii1 & ,,iii ( t ,act2 &
  7#d7 n be subject to any limitation on
 obligations = ,f$]al-aid highways or   
highway safety con/ruction programs set 
=? 9 any ,act4  7e7 ,condition at       
project completion ,on completion ( !   
rehabilitation or replacem5t1 a bridge t
 is rehabilitat$ or replac$ "u ! program
 e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 may n be    

classifi$ z 9 poor condition4  7f7      
,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a    
project c>ri$ out ) funds apportion$ to 
a ,/ate "u ! program e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7b7 %all be #ajj p]c5t4  7g7 
,reapportionm5t ( unobligat$ funds ,any 
funds apportion$ to a ,/ate "u ! program
 e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b7 & n obligat$
 by t ,/ate at ! end ( ! ?ird fiscal ye>
 beg9n+ aft] ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* !    
funds 7 apportion$ %all be )drawn f t   
,/ate & reapportion$ by ! ,secret>y to  
,/ates t h n _h funds )drawn "u ?is     
subsection 9 accordance ) ! =mula "u    
subsection 7c74  7h7 ,nonsub/itution ,9 
c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t fund+ made available to a ,/ate "u !  
program supplem5ts1 & does n supplant-- 
7#a7 o!r ,f$]al fund+ made available = !
 rehabilitation or replacem5t ( eligible
 bridges2 &  7#b7 ! plann$ obligations (
 t ,/ate ) respect to eligible bridges4 
7i7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & ea* ye>   

!reaft] if ,/ates obligat$ funds        
apportion$ "u ! program e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7b7 dur+ t ye>1 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate a report t describes ! am\nts    
obligat$ by ea* ,/ate = projects "u !   
program4  7j7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #b1gej1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe1 to rema9 
available until exp5d$4  7k7 ,national  
bridge & tunnel inv5tories ,section     
#add7;b77#e7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ /ructurally    
defici5t bridge id5tifi$ "u ?is         
subsection & ins]t+ bridge classifi$ z 9
 poor condition4