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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 struc-
turally 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. 
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 to Jobs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BRIDGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may provide a grant to each State that meets the require-
ments of subsection (b) to repair or replace a structurally 
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deficient bridge as determined by the Federal Highway 
Administration. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this Act, a State shall— 
(1) apply to the Secretary at such time and in 
such manner as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire, but not later than 2 years after the Secretary 
begins accepting applications; 
(2) certify that any funds received under this 
Act shall be used only to pay for the costs directly 
or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of 
the bridge selected by such State; and 
(3) include in its application, projected costs of 
such project, and its proposal regarding whether to 
repair or replace such bridge. 
(c) APPLICATION ACCEPTABILITY.—If the Secretary 
determines that an application is incomplete or unaccept-
able, the Secretary shall advise the State of the reasons 
for rejection. The State may address the inadequacies in 
the application and reapply during the 2-year period re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(1). 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives funds 
under this Act may use such funds for any costs directly 
or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of the 
selected bridge, including administrative expenses and any 
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job training program established for the bridge repair or 
replacement project. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after a State receives grant funds under this Act and 
each year thereafter until the bridge repair or replacement 
project is completed, such State shall submit a report to 
the Secretary detailing the progress of the project and ac-
count for all expenses related to the project. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 to 
carry out this Act and such funds shall remain avail-
able until the end of the 2-year period referred to in 
subsection (b)(1). 
(2) GRANT
AWARDS.—The Secretary may 
award each State that is eligible for a grant under 
this Act not more than $10,000,000. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may award grants under this Act for the 2-year pe-
riod referred to in subsection (b)(1). 
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