[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7851 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7851

    To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish additional 
requirements for bridge projects funded under such title, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2024

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish additional 
requirements for bridge projects funded under such title, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Bridge Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BRIDGE PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. Additional requirements for bridge projects
    ``(a) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition for receiving funds under 
        this title, with respect to any project for the repair or 
        construction of a covered bridge under this title, the 
        Secretary of Transportation shall require to the greatest 
        extent feasible that such project include protective features 
        designed to avert allisions along critical bridge supports.
            ``(2) Protective features.--Protective features under 
        paragraph (1) shall be rated for the largest size of vessel 
        that regularly passes under such bridge.
    ``(b) Covered Bridge Defined.--In this section, the term `covered 
bridge' means a bridge over navigable water valued at over 
$50,000,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``180. Additional requirements for bridge projects.''.
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