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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2015 or the SAFE Bridges Act of 2015 </b></p> <p> This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or fracture critical.</p> <p>States shall use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate and replace such bridges.</p> <p>The federal share of project costs is 100%.</p>]]></text>
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