,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbb,mr4  
,g>am5di 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br[n (      
,m>yl&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require t c]ta9 aspects (   
bridge projects be c>ri$ out by c]tifi$ 
contractors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bridge ,corrosion ,prev5tion & ,repair 
,act4  #b4 ,corrosion prev5tion =       
bridges  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,applicable bridge projects ,! t]m
 applicable bridge projects means a     
project = con/ruction1 replacem5t1      
rehabilitation1 pres]vation1 or         
protection1 o!r ?an de m9imis "w1 z     
det]m9$ by ! applicable ,/ate dep>tm5t (
 transportation1 on a bridge project t  
receives f9ancial assi/ance "u title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,c]tifi$
 ,contractor ,! t]m c]tifi$ contractor  
means a contract+ or subcontract+ firm t

 has be5 c]tifi$ by an indu/ry-wide     
recogniz$ ?ird-p>ty organization t      
evaluates ! capability ( ! contractor or
 subcontractor to prop]ly p]=m #a or m  
specifi$ aspects ( applicable bridge    
projects describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74 
7#c7 ,qualifi$ tra9+ program ,! t]m     
qualifi$ tra9+ program means a tra9+    
program 9 corrosion control1 mitigation1
 & prev5tion t is ei!r-- 7,a7 (f]$ or   
accr$it$ by an organization t sets      
indu/ry corrosion /&>ds2 or  7,b7 an    
indu/rial coat+s applicator tra9+       
program regi/]$ "u ! ,act ( ,augu/ #af1 
#aicg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq42       
commonly kn[n z ! ,national             
,appr5tice%ip ,act71 t meets ! /&>ds (  
subp>t ,a ( "p #bi & "p #cj ( title #bi1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7b7      
,applicable ,bridge ,projects  7#a7     
,quality control ,a c]tifi$ contractor  
%all c>ry out aspects ( an applicable   
bridge project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74
  7#b7 ,aspects ( applicable bridge     
projects ,aspects ( an applicable bridge

 project ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
include-- 7,a7 surface prep>ation or    
coat+ application on /eel or reb> ( an  
applicable bridge project2  7,b7 removal
 ( a lead-bas$ or o!r haz>d\s coat+ f   
/eel ( an exi/+ applicable bridge       
project2 &  7,c7 %op pa9t+ ( /ructural  
/eel or reb> fabricat$ = in/allation on 
an applicable bridge project4  7#c7     
,corrosion managem5t sy/em ,9 c>ry+ out 
an applicable bridge project1 a ,/ate   
dep>tm5t ( transportation %all-- 7,a7   
implem5t a corrosion managem5t sy/em t  
utilizes indu/ry-recogniz$ /&>ds &      
corrosion mitigation & prev5tion me?ods 
to address-- 7i7 surface prep>ation2    
7ii7 protective coat+s2  7iii7 mat]ials 
selection2  7iv7 ca?odic protection2    
7v7 corrosion eng9e]+2  7vi7 p]sonnel   
tra9+2 &  7vii7 be/ practices 9         
environm5tal protection to prev5t       
environm5tal degradation & uphold public
 heal?2 &  7,b7 require c]tifi$         
contractors1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out    
aspects ( applicable bridge projects    

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 to employ a   
sub/antial numb] ( individuals t are    
tra9$ & c]tifi$ by a qualifi$ tra9+     
program z meet+ ! ,,ansi_/,,nace ,numb] 
#ac_/,,sspc-,,acs-#a /&>d or future     
v]sions ( ?is /&>d4  7#d7 ,c]tification 
,! applicable ,/ate dep>tm5t (          
transportation %all only accept bids =  
projects t include aspects ( applicable 
bridge projects describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7
 f a c]tifi$ contractor t pres5ts writt5
 pro( t ! c]tification ( su* contractor 
meets ! relevant ,,sspc-,,qp /&>ds or   
future v]sions ( ^! /&>ds4  7c7 ,tra9+  
program ,z a condition ( ent]+ into a   
contract = an applicable bridge project1
 ea* c]tifi$ contractor %all provide    
tra9+ = ea* individual :o is n a c]tifi$
 coat+ applicator b t ! c]tifi$         
contractor employs to c>ry out aspects (
 applicable bridge projects z describ$ 9
 subsection 7b77#b74