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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3837 

To provide funds to each State to cover all the costs to repair or reconstruct 

a bridge determined by the Federal Highway Administration to be structurally deficient. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 27, 2012 

Ms. HAHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide funds to each State to cover all the costs to 

repair or reconstruct a bridge determined by the Federal 

Highway Administration to be structurally deficient. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bridge to Jobs Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. BRIDGE PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

7 may provide a grant to each State that meets the require8 ments of subsection (b) to repair or replace a structurally 


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1 deficient bridge as determined by the Federal Highway 

2 Administration. 

3 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

4 under this Act, a State shall— 

5 (1) apply to the Secretary at such time and in 

6 such manner as the Secretary may reasonably re7 quire, but not later than 2 years after the Secretary 

8 begins accepting applications; 

9 (2) certify that any funds received under this 

10 Act shall be used only to pay for the costs directly 

11 or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of 

12 the bridge selected by such State; and 

13 (3) include in its application, projected costs of 

14 such project, and its proposal regarding whether to 

15 repair or replace such bridge. 

16 (c) APPLICATION ACCEPTABILITY.—If the Secretary 

17 determines that an application is incomplete or unaccept18 able, the Secretary shall advise the State of the reasons 

19 for rejection. The State may address the inadequacies in 

20 the application and reapply during the 2-year period re21 ferred to in subsection (b)(1). 

22 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives funds 

23 under this Act may use such funds for any costs directly 

24 or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of the 

25 selected bridge, including administrative expenses and any 


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1 job training program established for the bridge repair or 

2 replacement project. 

3 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 

4 year after a State receives grant funds under this Act and 

5 each year thereafter until the bridge repair or replacement 

6 project is completed, such State shall submit a report to 

7 the Secretary detailing the progress of the project and ac8 count for all expenses related to the project. 

9 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap11 propriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 to 

12 carry out this Act and such funds shall remain avail13 able until the end of the 2-year period referred to in 

14 subsection (b)(1). 

15 (2) GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary may 

16 award each State that is eligible for a grant under 

17 this Act not more than $10,000,000. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

19 may award grants under this Act for the 2-year pe20 riod referred to in subsection (b)(1). 

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