US Congress Senate Bill 1701 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bridge Life Extension Act of 2009 - Requires a state, as a condition of receiving federal-aid highway funding, to develop and implement a highway bridge management system that meets certain requirements. Requires a state, in developing and implementing such a system, to: (1) identify corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to preserve its highway bridges; (2) establish a project maintenance program to extend the life of such bridges; and (3) ensure that maintenance individuals are qualified and all highway bridge engineers and inspectors implementing the system are trained, and certified by the state, in corrosion mitigation and prevention techniques. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a minimum federal standard for corrosion mitigation and prevention training and certification for such individuals.

Bridge Life Extension Act of 2009

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-23		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB1682 (Related) 2009-03-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1701/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1701/BILLS-111s1701is.pdf