text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Bridge Ice and Snow Prevention Pilot 
  Program Act of 2009''.
  
  SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
  and implement a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness and 
  efficiency of the use of technologies to prevent ice, snow, and other 
  adverse weather effects associated with freezing temperatures on 
  bridges on the National Highway System.
      (b) Grant.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to not more 
          than 5 States to conduct projects under the pilot program.
              (2) Applications.--A State seeking a grant under the pilot 
          program shall submit an application to the Secretary in such 
          form, and containing such information, as the Secretary may 
          require.
      (c) Eligibility.--
              (1) Selection of highway bridges.--
                      (A) In general.--In awarding grants under the pilot 
                  program, the Secretary shall select not more than 20 
                  highway bridges for participation in the program.
                      (B) Bridge requirements.--The Secretary may select 
                  a highway bridge under subparagraph (A) only if the 
                  bridge is--
                              (i) not greater than 500 feet in length; 
                          and
                              (ii) on the National Highway System.
              (2) Selection of technologies.--The Secretary shall select 
          technologies to be tested under the pilot program that are 
          likely to improve bridge safety, extend the life of a bridge, 
          and promote energy efficiency.
      (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of a 
  project carried out under the pilot program shall not exceed 80 percent 
  of the cost of the project.
      (e) Duration of Pilot Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
  pilot program for a period of no more than 5 fiscal years.
      (f) Final Report.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the last day 
          of the pilot program, 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 effectiveness 
          and benefits of the technologies tested under the pilot 
          program.
              (2) Contents.--The report shall describe, at a minimum, the 
          following:
                      (A) The cost effectiveness of each technology used.
                      (B) The safety impacts of each technology tested 
                  and of the pilot program as a whole.
                      (C) Any change in the expected life span of each 
                  bridge participating in the pilot program due to the 
                  technologies used.
                      (D) The net effect of the pilot program on job 
                  creation or job loss.
                      (E) Recommendations for--
                              (i) an improved or expanded program, if 
                          appropriate; and
                              (ii) the use of advanced bridge technology 
                          to prevent ice, snow, and other adverse weather 
                          effects associated with freezing temperatures 
                          on bridges on the National Highway System.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
  there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
  (other than the Mass Transit Account) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
      (h) Availability of Amounts.--
              (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
          section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as 
          funds apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
          Code, except that the Federal share payable on account of a 
          project carried out under the pilot program shall be determined 
          in accordance with this section and such funds shall not be 
          transferable and shall remain available for the duration of the 
          pilot program.
              (2) Limitation.--A State may not receive a total of more 
          than $2,000,000 in grants under the pilot program.
              (3) Prohibition of earmarks.--None of the funds 
          appropriated to carry out this section may be used for a 
          congressional earmark, as defined in clause 9(e) of Rule XXI of 
          the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 111th 
          Congress.
      (i) Report to Congress Relating to Competitive Procedures.--If 
  grants are awarded under this section using procedures other than 
  competitive procedures, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
  explaining why competitive procedures were not used.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
  
      In this Act, the term ``State'' has the meaning given that term in 
  section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
target: Bridge Ice and Snow Prevention Pilot Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program authorizing grants to up to five states to conduct projects to evaluate the effectiveness of technologies to prevent ice, snow, and other adverse weather effects associated with freezing temperatures on National Highway System bridges.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program for evaluating technologies that are likely to prevent adverse weather effects associated with freezing temperatures on bridges, improve bridge safety, extend the life of bridges, and promote energy efficiency on bridges on the National Highway System.