,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gddb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,nehls 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,gill (
 ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to elim9ate ! ,c>bon ,r$uction 
,program & ,,protect ,program & d$icate 
! fund+ to a new bridge =mula program t 
di/ributes fund+ bas$ prim>ily on ov]all
 deck area1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,national ,bridge ,fund+ ,re=m ,act4    
#b4 ,national bridge program & program  
elim9ation  7a7 ,apportionm5t ,section  
#ajd ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ subsection    
7b77#g7 & subsection 7b77#h72 &  7#b7 by
 ins]t+ 9 its place ! foll[+3  7#g7     
,national bridge program ,= ! national  
bridge program "u section #age1         
#e4dgffjhfebeffbh p]c5t ( ! am\nt rema9+
 aft] di/ribut+ am\nts "u p>agraphs     

7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f74  4  7b7 ,c>bon      
r$uction program ,*apt] #a ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,section #age4  7c7  ,promot+ resili5t  
op]ations = trans=mative1 effici5t1 &   
co/-,sav+ transportation 7,,protect7    
program  ,*apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,section
 #agf4  7d7 ,9 g5]al ,title #bc1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #age ! foll[+3  #age4 ,national 
bridge program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!      
,secret>y %all e/abli% & implem5t a     
national bridge program "u ?is section4 
7b7 ,purposes ,! purpose ( ! national   
bridge program %all be to provide       
support = ! replacem5t1 rehabilitation1 
pres]vation1 protection1 & con/ruction (
 bridges on ,f$]al-aid highways & = o!r 
purposes4  7c7 ,eligible projects  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,funds apportion$ to a ,/ate to
 c>ry out ! national bridge program may 
be obligat$ = ! replacem5t1             
rehabilitation1 pres]vation1 protection1
 & con/ruction ( bridges on ,f$]al-aid  

highways4  7#b7 ,flexibility ,at !      
discretion ( ea* ,/ate1 funds made      
available = ! national bridge program   
may be obligat$ = ! replacem5t1         
rehabilitation1 pres]vation1 protection1
 & con/ruction ( bridges n on ,f$]al-aid
 highways4  7d7 ,apportionm5t ,!        
,secret>y %all di/ribute ! funds        
apportion$ "u section #ajd7;b77#g7 to   
c>ry out ?is section among ,/ates z     
foll[s-- 7#a7 #ge p]c5t by ! proportion 
t ! total deck area ( bridges on        
,f$]al-aid highways 9 su* ,/ate be>s to 
! sum ( ! total deck area ( bridges on  
,f$]al-aid highways 9 all ,/ates2 &     
7#b7 #be p]c5t by ! proportion t ! total
 deck area ( bridges on ,f$]al-aid      
highways classifi$ z 9 poor condition 9 
su* ,/ate be>s to ! sum ( ! total deck  
area ( bridges on ,f$]al-aid highways   
classifi$ z be+ 9 poor condition 9 all  
,/ates4  7e7 ,national bridge inv5tory  
,= purposes ( det]m9+ ! di/ribution (   
funds to ,/ates "u subsection 7d71 !    
,secret>y %all calculate ! total deck   

area ( bridges & ! total deck area (    
bridges classifi$ z be+ 9 poor condition
 bas$ on ! ,national ,bridge ,inv5tory z
 ( ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd4  4  7e7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section #ajd ( title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 subsection 7b7--  7i7 9 ! matt]  
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ! c>bon  
r$uction program "u section #age1 to    
c>ry out subsection 7c7 ( ! ,,protect   
program "u section #agf12 &  7ii7 by    
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h72  7,b7 9    
subsection 7c77#b7 by /rik+ ! c>bon     
r$uction program "u section #age1 to    
c>ry out subsection 7c7 ( ! ,,protect   
program "u section #agf12 &  7,c7 9     
subsection 7h7 by /rik+ ! c>bon r$uction
 program "u section #age1 to c>ry out   
subsection 7c7 ( ! ,,protect program "u 
section #agf14  7#b7 ,section           
#abj7l77#b77;,a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ clauses 
7vi7 & 7vii74  7#c7 ,section            
#ebj7;e77#c77;,b7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ clause  

7ii74  7f7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis 
= *apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ! items 
relat+ to section #age & section #agf 9 
effect prior to enactm5t ( ?is section2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to 
section #agd ! foll[+3  #age4 ,national 
bridge program4  4