BRIDGE Act of 2013

Building and Repairing Infrastructure with Domestic Gains in Employment Act of 2013 or BRIDGE Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make competitive grants to states for projects to repair or replace a bridge.

Requires the Secretary in awarding such grants to give preference to projects that: (1) address bridges with a demonstrated significant need for repair or replacement, and (2) create a significant number of jobs.

Sets the federal share of project costs at 80%.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3839 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3839

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
    to assist the repair and replacement of bridges, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
    to assist the repair and replacement of bridges, 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 ``Building and Repairing 
Infrastructure with Domestic Gains in Employment Act of 2013'' or the 
``BRIDGE Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. BRIDGE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
to make a grant, on a competitive basis, to a State to assist a project 
to repair or replace a bridge.
    (b) Criteria for Grant Awards.--In making a grant under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give preference to a proposed project that, as 
determined by the Secretary--
            (1) addresses a bridge with a demonstrated significant need 
        for repair or replacement; and
            (2) creates a significant number of jobs.
    (c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), 
a State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, which shall include--
            (1) an identification of the bridge to be repaired or 
        replaced;
            (2) a description of the activities to be undertaken with 
        grant funds;
            (3) an analysis of the need for the activities described in 
        paragraph (2); and
            (4) an analysis of the number of jobs to be created as a 
        result of the grant.
    (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
assisted with a grant made under subsection (a) may not exceed 80 
percent.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000,000.
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