An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the Federal Highway Administration's bridge rating system. The study shall specifically address the effectiveness of using the terms "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete" in describing the condition of the highway bridge inventory in the United States.

1. Adds SEC. 7. EFFECTIVENESS OF BRIDGE RATING SYSTEM at the in the amendment being amended

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   Inserted: SEC. 7. EFFECTIVENESS OF BRIDGE RATING SYSTEM.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the bridge rating system of the Federal Highway Administration, including the use of the terms "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete" to describe the condition of highway bridges in the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Evaluation of State Systems.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall evaluate bridge rating systems used by State departments of transportation and provide recommendations on how successful aspects of such bridge rating systems may be incorporated into the bridge rating system of the Federal Highway Administration.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2009, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study.

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