text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen And Fortify Existing 
  Bridges Act of 2013'' or the ``SAFE Bridges Act of 2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO REHABILITATE OR REPLACE CERTAIN 
                BRIDGES.
  
      (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
  a program to assist States to rehabilitate or replace eligible bridges.
      (b) Apportionment of Funds.--
              (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out the 
          program established under subsection (a) for a fiscal year 
          shall be apportioned to each State according to the ratio 
          that--
                      (A) the total cost to rehabilitate or replace 
                  structurally deficient and functionally obsolete 
                  bridges in that State; bears to
                      (B) the total cost to rehabilitate or replace 
                  structurally deficient and functionally obsolete 
                  bridges in all States.
              (2) Calculation of total cost.--
                      (A) Categories of bridges.--The Secretary shall 
                  place each structurally deficient or functionally 
                  obsolete bridge into one of the following categories:
                              (i) Federal-aid highway bridges eligible 
                          for rehabilitation.
                              (ii) Federal-aid highway bridges eligible 
                          for replacement.
                              (iii) Bridges not on Federal-aid highways 
                          eligible for rehabilitation.
                              (iv) Bridges not on Federal-aid highways 
                          eligible for replacement.
                      (B) Calculation.--For purposes of the calculation 
                  required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                  multiply the deck area of structurally deficient and 
                  functionally obsolete bridges in each category 
                  described in subparagraph (A) by the respective unit 
                  price on a State-by-State basis, as determined by the 
                  Secretary, to determine the total cost to rehabilitate 
                  or replace bridges in each State.
                      (C) Data used in making determinations.--The 
                  Secretary shall make determinations under this 
                  subsection based on the latest available data, which 
                  shall be updated not less than annually.
                      (D) Use of existing inventories.--To the extent 
                  practicable, the Secretary shall make determinations 
                  under this subsection using inventories prepared under 
                  section 144 of title 23, United States Code.
      (c) Use of Funds.--Funds apportioned to a State under the program 
  established under subsection (a) shall--
              (1) be used by that State for the rehabilitation and 
          replacement of eligible bridges;
              (2) except as otherwise specified in this section, be 
          administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
          United States Code, except that such funds shall not be 
          transferable;
              (3) be subject to the requirements described in section 
          1101(b) of MAP-21 in the same manner as amounts made available 
          for programs under divisions A and B of that Act; and
              (4) not be subject to any limitation on obligations for 
          Federal-aid highways or highway safety construction programs 
          set forth in any Act.
      (d) Condition at Project Completion.--A bridge that is 
  rehabilitated or replaced under the program established under 
  subsection (a) may not be structurally deficient, functionally 
  obsolete, or fracture critical upon the completion of such 
  rehabilitation or replacement.
      (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
  carried out with funds apportioned to a State under the program 
  established under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent.
      (f) Reapportionment of Unobligated Funds.--Any funds apportioned to 
  a State under the program established under subsection (a) and not 
  obligated by that State at the end of the third fiscal year beginning 
  after the fiscal year during which the funds were apportioned shall be 
  withdrawn from that State and reapportioned by the Secretary to States 
  that have not had funds withdrawn under this subsection in accordance 
  with the formula specified in subsection (b).
      (g) Nonsubstitution.--In carrying out the program established under 
  subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that funding made available 
  to a State under the program supplements, and does not supplant--
              (1) other Federal funding made available for the 
          rehabilitation or replacement of eligible bridges; and
              (2) the planned obligations of that State with respect to 
          eligible bridges.
      (h) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
  this Act, and each year thereafter if States obligated funds 
  apportioned under the program established under subsection (a) during 
  that year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
  the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
  that describes the amounts obligated by each State for projects under 
  such program.
      (i) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
              (1) Bridge.--The term ``bridge'' means a bridge on a public 
          road, without regard to whether the bridge is on a Federal-aid 
          highway.
              (2) Eligible bridge.--The term ``eligible bridge'' means a 
          bridge that is structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, 
          or fracture critical.
              (3) Federal-aid highway.--The term ``Federal-aid highway'' 
          has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 23, 
          United States Code.
              (4) Fracture critical.--The term ``fracture critical'' 
          means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge with a steel member 
          in tension, or with a tension element, the failure of which 
          would likely cause a portion of the bridge or the entire bridge 
          to collapse.
              (5) Functionally obsolete.--The term ``functionally 
          obsolete'' means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge that, as 
          determined by the Secretary, no longer meets current design 
          standards for the traffic demands on the bridge.
              (6) Public road.--The term ``public road'' has the meaning 
          given that term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
          Code.
              (7) Rehabilitation.--The term ``rehabilitation'' means, 
          with respect to a bridge, the carrying out of major work 
          necessary, as determined by the Secretary--
                      (A) to restore the structural integrity of the 
                  bridge; or
                      (B) to correct a major safety defect of the bridge.
              (8) Replacement.--The term ``replacement'' means, with 
          respect to a bridge, the construction of a new facility that, 
          as determined by the Secretary, is in the same general traffic 
          corridor as the replaced bridge.
              (9) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States 
          and the District of Columbia.
              (10) Structurally deficient.--The term ``structurally 
          deficient'' means, with respect to a bridge, a bridge that, as 
          determined by the Secretary--
                      (A) has significant load-carrying elements that are 
                  in poor or worse condition due to deterioration, 
                  damage, or both;
                      (B) has a load capacity that is significantly below 
                  current truckloads and that requires replacement; or
                      (C) has a waterway opening causing frequent 
                  flooding of the bridge deck and approaches resulting in 
                  significant traffic interruptions.
      (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,750,000,000 
  for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Such sums shall remain 
  available until expended.
target: Strengthen And Fortify Existing Bridges Act of 2013 or SAFE Bridges Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to assist states to rehabilitate or replace bridges found to be structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or fracture critical. Requires states to use apportioned program funds for projects to rehabilitate and replace such bridges. Sets the federal share of project costs at 100%.
feat_title: SAFE Bridges Act of 2013