National Bridge Funding Reform Act

Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking subsection (b)(7) and subsection (b)(8); and

(2) by inserting in its place the following:

For the national bridge program under section 175, 5.47660865256628 percent of the amount remaining after distributing amounts under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).

Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking Section 175.

Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking Section 176.

Title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 175 the following:

The Secretary shall establish and implement a national bridge program under this section.

The purpose of the national bridge program shall be to provide support for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges on Federal-aid highways and for other purposes.

Funds apportioned to a State to carry out the national bridge program may be obligated for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges on Federal-aid highways.

At the discretion of each State, funds made available for the national bridge program may be obligated for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction of bridges not on Federal-aid highways.

The Secretary shall distribute the funds apportioned under section 104(b)(7) to carry out this section among States as follows—

(1) 75 percent by the proportion that the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways in such State bears to the sum of the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways in all States; and

(2) 25 percent by the proportion that the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways classified as in poor condition in such State bears to the sum of the total deck area of bridges on Federal-aid highways classified as being in poor condition in all States.

For purposes of determining the distribution of funds to States under subsection (d), the Secretary shall calculate the total deck area of bridges and the total deck area of bridges classified as being in poor condition based on the National Bridge Inventory as of December 31, 2024.

(1) Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(A) in subsection (b)—

(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,; and

(ii) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8);

(B) in subsection (c)(2) by striking the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,; and

(C) in subsection (h) by striking the carbon reduction program under section 175, to carry out subsection (c) of the PROTECT program under section 176,.

(2) Section 120(l)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clauses (vi) and (vii).

(3) Section 520(e)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (ii).

The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking the items relating to section 175 and section 176 in effect prior to enactment of this section; and

(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 174 the following: