[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3677 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3677

 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs to 
         enhance bridge safety monitoring in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2007

  Mr. Weiner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs to 
         enhance bridge safety monitoring in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONTINUOUS BRIDGE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Program To Be Funded From Highway Trust Fund.--
            (1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary of 
        Transportation shall establish a program to provide grants to 
        States and units of local government for projects that 
        implement continuous bridge monitoring technology.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project carried out under this section shall not exceed 50 
        percent.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund such sums as 
        may be necessary to carry out this section.
    (b) Pilot Program.--
            (1) Establishment of pilot program.--The Secretary of 
        Transportation shall establish a pilot program to provide 
        grants to States and units of local government for projects 
        that implement continuous bridge monitoring technology.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project carried out under this section shall not exceed 100 
        percent.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000.
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