I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8033 
To require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified 
contractors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. BROWN of Maryland) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried 
out by certified contractors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bridge Corrosion Pre-
vention and Repair Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR BRIDGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.—The term 
‘‘applicable bridge projects’’ means a project for con-
struction, replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, 
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or protection, other than de minimis work, as deter-
mined by the applicable State department of trans-
portation, on a bridge project that receives financial 
assistance under title 23, United States Code. 
(2) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cer-
tified contractor’’ means a contracting or subcon-
tracting firm that has been certified by an industry- 
wide recognized third-party organization that evalu-
ates the capability of the contractor or subcontractor 
to properly perform 1 or more specified aspects of 
applicable bridge projects described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(3) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘qualified training program’’ means a training pro-
gram in corrosion control, mitigation, and prevention 
that is either— 
(A) offered or accredited by an organiza-
tion that sets industry corrosion standards; or 
(B) an industrial coatings applicator train-
ing program registered under the Act of August 
16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly 
known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’), 
that meets the standards of subpart A of part 
29 and part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
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(b) APPLICABLE BRIDGE PROJECTS.— 
(1) QUALITY CONTROL.—A certified contractor 
shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge 
project described in paragraph (2). 
(2) 
ASPECTS
OF
APPLICABLE
BRIDGE 
PROJECTS.—Aspects of an applicable bridge project 
referred to in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) surface preparation or coating applica-
tion on steel or rebar of an applicable bridge 
project; 
(B) removal of a lead-based or other haz-
ardous coating from steel of an existing applica-
ble bridge project; and 
(C) shop painting of structural steel or 
rebar fabricated for installation on an applica-
ble bridge project. 
(3) CORROSION
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—In 
carrying out an applicable bridge project, a State de-
partment of transportation shall— 
(A) implement a corrosion management 
system that utilizes industry-recognized stand-
ards and corrosion mitigation and prevention 
methods to address— 
(i) surface preparation; 
(ii) protective coatings; 
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(iii) materials selection; 
(iv) cathodic protection; 
(v) corrosion engineering; 
(vi) personnel training; and 
(vii) best practices in environmental 
protection to prevent environmental deg-
radation and uphold public health; and 
(B) require certified contractors, for the 
purpose of carrying out aspects of applicable 
bridge projects described in paragraph (2), to 
employ a substantial number of individuals that 
are trained and certified by a qualified training 
program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 
13/SSPC–ACS–1 standard or future versions of 
this standard. 
(4) CERTIFICATION.—The applicable State de-
partment of transportation shall only accept bids for 
projects that include aspects of applicable bridge 
projects described in paragraph (2) from a certified 
contractor that presents written proof that the cer-
tification of such contractor meets the relevant 
SSPC–QP standards or future versions of these 
standards. 
(c) TRAINING PROGRAM.—As a condition of entering 
into a contract for an applicable bridge project, each cer-
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tified contractor shall provide training for each individual 
who is not a certified coating applicator but that the cer-
tified contractor employs to carry out aspects of applicable 
bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2). 
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