this section to carry out a project for the seis-
mic retrofit of a bridge shall not affect the ap-
portionment of funds under this section. 
‘‘(6) SET-ASIDE FOR OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 20 per-
cent of the amount apportioned to each State in 
each fiscal year shall be expended for projects 
to replace, rehabilitate, paint, perform system-
atic preventive maintenance or seismic retrofit 
of, or apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium 
acetate/formate, or other environmentally ac-
ceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-
icing compositions to, or install scour counter-
measures to, highway bridges located on public 
roads, other than those on a Federal-aid high-
way. 
‘‘(B) REDUCTION
OF
EXPENDITURES.— 
The Secretary, after consultation with State 
and local officials, may reduce the requirement 
for expenditure for bridges not on a Federal-aid 
highway under subparagraph (A) with respect 
to the State if the Secretary determines that 
the State has inadequate needs to justify the 
expenditure. 
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‘‘(7) INVENTORIES
AND
REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) biennially report to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives on 
projects approved under this section; 
‘‘(B) annually revise the current inven-
tories authorized by subsection (b) of this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(C) biennially report to such committees 
on such inventories; and 
‘‘(D) biennially report to such committees 
such recommendations as the Secretary may 
have for improvements of the program author-
ized by this section. 
‘‘(8) FAIR AND EQUITABLE BASIS.—Sums ap-
portioned to a State under this section shall be made 
available for obligation throughout such State on a 
fair and equitable basis. 
‘‘(9) PERIODIC REVIEW OF APPLICATION PRO-
CEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, and periodically thereafter, the Sec-
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retary shall review the procedure used in ap-
proving or disapproving applications submitted 
under this section to determine what changes, 
if any, may be made to expedite such proce-
dure. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
CHANGES.— 
The Secretary shall implement the changes de-
termined under subparagraph (A) as soon as 
possible. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to Congress which describes such review 
and such changes, including any recommenda-
tions for legislative changes. 
‘‘(10) CREDIT FOR BRIDGES NOT ON FEDERAL- 
AID HIGHWAYS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, with respect to any 
project not on a Federal-aid highway for the re-
placement of a bridge or rehabilitation of a 
bridge that is wholly funded from State and 
local sources, is eligible for Federal funds under 
this section, is noncontroversial, is certified by 
the State to have been carried out in accord-
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ance with all standards applicable to such 
projects under this section, and is determined 
by the Secretary upon completion to be no 
longer a deficient bridge any amount expended 
after the date of enactment of this subsection 
from State and local sources for the project in 
excess of 20 percent of the cost of construction 
of the project may be credited to the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of other bridge projects 
in the State that are eligible for Federal funds 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
CREDITING.—Crediting 
described 
under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in 
accordance with procedures established by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(11) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘rehabilitate’ means per-
forming major work necessary to restore the 
structural integrity of a bridge as well as work 
necessary to correct a major safety defect. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘rehabilitation’ means 
major work necessary to restore the structural 
integrity of a bridge as well as work necessary 
to correct a major safety defect. 
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‘‘(12) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 120, the Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out under this subsection shall be 90 per-
cent. 
‘‘(13) TREATMENT
OF
OFF-SYSTEM
BRIDGE 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, off-system bridge projects funded in whole, or 
in part, under paragraphs (5) or (6) shall be treated 
as projects on a Federal-aid highway under this 
chapter. 
‘‘(14) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 144 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘144. Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation.’’. 
(c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 133(f) of title 23, United States Code, is 
repealed. 
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