Support for Bridges Act

Bill: 114-s-1370
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-05-19
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Support for Bridges Act</b></p> <p>This bill decreases from 63.7% to 49% the amount of a state's base apportionment of federal-aid highway funds slated for the national highway performance program. The bill also increases from 29.3% to 44% the state's apportionment for the surface transportation program (including federal-aid highway bridge construction and rehabilitation).</p> <p>A state's obligation to commit for off-system bridges a specified amount of its apportionment of surface transportation block grant program funds shall continue for FY2016 and each ensuing fiscal year.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1370 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2015 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to adequately fund bridges in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support for Bridges Act . 2. Restoration of funding for bridges on Federal-aid highways (a) National Highway performance program Section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 63.7 percent and inserting 49 percent . (b) Surface transportation program Section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 29.3 percent and inserting 44 percent . 3. Bridges not on Federal-aid highways Section 133(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking highway the first place it appears; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking 2013 and inserting 2016 ; and (B) by striking except that amounts allocated under subsection (d) shall not be obligated and inserting except that amounts allocated under subsection (d)(1)(A) shall not be used .