[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5879-S5880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2556. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Whitehouse) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title I of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 111__. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR BRIDGES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable bridge project.--The term ``applicable 
     bridge project'' means a project for construction, 
     replacement, rehabilitation, maintenance, or protection, 
     other than de minimis work, as determined by the applicable 
     State department of transportation, on a bridge project 
     assisted under title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Certified contractor.--The term ``certified 
     contractor'' means a contracting or subcontracting firm that 
     has been certified by a third party organization recognized 
     industry-wide that evaluates the capability of the contractor 
     or subcontractor to properly perform 1 or more specified 
     aspects of an applicable bridge project described in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       (3) Qualified training program.--The term ``qualified 
     training program'' means a training program in corrosion 
     control, mitigation, and prevention that is--
       (A) offered or accredited by an organization that sets 
     industry corrosion standards; or
       (B) an industrial coatings applicator training program--
       (i) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
     known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
     chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
       (ii) that meets the standards of subpart A of part 29 and 
     part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations).
       (b) Applicable Bridge Projects.--
       (1) Quality control.--A certified contractor shall carry 
     out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Aspects of applicable bridge projects.--Aspects of an 
     applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1) 
     include--
       (A) surface preparation or coating application on steel or 
     rebar, and other passive forms of corrosion prevention of 
     rebar, such as galvanic anodes, of an applicable bridge 
     project;
       (B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from 
     steel of an existing applicable bridge project; and
       (C) shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated 
     for installation on an applicable bridge project.
       (3) Corrosion management system.--A State department of 
     transportation shall--
       (A) implement a corrosion management system that utilizes 
     industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and 
     prevention methods to address--

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       (i) surface preparation;
       (ii) protective coatings;
       (iii) materials selection;
       (iv) cathodic protection;
       (v) corrosion engineering;
       (vi) personnel training; and
       (vii) best practices in environmental protection to prevent 
     environmental degradation and uphold public health; and
       (B) require a certified contractor, for the purpose of 
     carrying out aspects of applicable bridge projects described 
     in paragraph (2), to employ a substantial number of 
     individuals that are trained and certified by a qualified 
     training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC-ACS-
     1 standard (or a successor standard).
       (4) Certification.--For an applicable bridge project that 
     includes an aspect described in paragraph (2), a State 
     department of transportation shall only accept bids from a 
     certified contractor that presents written proof that the 
     certification of the contractor meets the relevant SSPC-QP 
     standards (or successor standards).
       (c) Training Program.--As a condition of entering into a 
     contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified 
     contractor shall provide training for each individual who is 
     not a certified coating applicator but that the certified 
     contractor employs to carry out aspects of applicable bridge 
     projects described in subsection (b)(2).
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