[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1370 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1370

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to adequately fund bridges in 
                           the United States.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to adequately fund bridges 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Bridges Act''.

SEC. 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''.

SEC. 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''.
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