Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Bridge Funding Reform Act”.
National Bridge Funding Reform Act
A BILL
To eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate the funding to a new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 National bridge program and program elimination
by striking subsection (b)(7) and subsection (b)(8); and
by inserting in its place the following:
“(7) National bridge program—For the national bridge program under section 175, 5.47660865256628 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).”
Carbon reduction program— Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking Section 175.
Promoting resilient operations for transformative, efficient, and cost-Saving transportation (PROTECT) program— Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking Section 176.
In general— Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 175 the following:
“175. National bridge program
“(a) Establishment—The Secretary shall establish and implement a national bridge program under this section.
“(b) Purposes—The purpose of the national bridge program shall be to provide support for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges on Federal-aid highways and for other purposes.
“(c) Eligible projects
“(1) In general—Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national bridge program may be obligated for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges on Federal-aid highways.
“(2) Flexibility—At the discretion of each State, funds made available for the national bridge program may be obligated for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges not on Federal-aid highways.
“(d) Apportionment—The Secretary shall distribute the funds apportioned under section 104(b)(7) to carry out this section among States as follows—
“(1) 75 percent by the proportion that the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways in such State bears to the sum of the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways in all States; and
“(2) 25 percent by the proportion that the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways classified as in poor condition in such State bears to the sum of the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways classified as being in poor condition in all States.
“(e) National bridge inventory—For purposes of determining the distribution of funds to States under subsection (d), the Secretary shall calculate the total deck area of bridges and the total deck area of bridges classified as being in poor condition based on the National Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2024.”
Conforming amendments—
Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,”; and
by striking paragraphs (7) and (8);
in subsection (c)(2) by striking “the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,”; and
in subsection (h) by striking “the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,”.
Section 120(l)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clauses (vi) and (vii).
Section 520(e)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (ii).
Clerical amendment— The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
by striking the items relating to section 175 and section 176 in effect prior to enactment of this section; and
by inserting after the item relating to section 174 the following: