An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to express that it is the sense of Congress to encourage States that receive Federal funding to develop corrosion mitigation and prevention plans. The plans are encouraged to contain expected useful life of the bridge, details of corrosion mitigation and prevention methods in construction and maintenance of the bridge, certification and approval by a corrosion expert and corrosion training for all bridge inspectors.

1. Adds SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS at the end of the bill

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   Inserted: SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

   Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that each State should prepare a corrosion mitigation and prevention plan, for a project for construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of a bridge, that includes the following:

   Inserted: (1) An estimate of the expected useful life of the bridge.

   Inserted: (2) An estimate of environmental exposure of the bridge, including marine, deicer application, industrial, rural, rainfall, temperature, freeze-thaw, and other factors that influence corrosion prevention and corrosion mitigation strategies.

   Inserted: (3) An identification of the functional classification of the bridge.

   Inserted: (4) Details of corrosion mitigation and prevention methods that will be used with respect to the bridge, taking into account--

   Inserted: (A) material selection;

   Inserted: (B) coating considerations;

   Inserted: (C) cathodic protection considerations;

   Inserted: (D) design considerations for corrosion; and

   Inserted: (E) concrete requirements.

   Inserted: (5) Details of a project maintenance program for the life of the bridge.

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   Inserted: (6) A certification that the plan was developed by the State or States and approved by a corrosion expert.

   Inserted: (7) A certification that each individual conducting inspections of Federal-aid highway bridges in the State or States receives training from a corrosion expert.

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   At the end of the bill, add the following:

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