S.Amdt. 2556

SA 2556. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Whitehouse)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title I of division A, add the
following:

SEC. 111__. CORROSION PREVENTION FOR BRIDGES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable bridge project.--The term ``applicable
bridge project'' means a project for construction,
replacement, rehabilitation, maintenance, or protection,
other than de minimis work, as determined by the applicable
State department of transportation, on a bridge project
assisted under title 23, United States Code.
(2) Certified contractor.--The term ``certified
contractor'' means a contracting or subcontracting firm that
has been certified by a third party organization recognized
industry-wide that evaluates the capability of the contractor
or subcontractor to properly perform 1 or more specified
aspects of an applicable bridge project described in
subsection (b)(2).
(3) Qualified training program.--The term ``qualified
training program'' means a training program in corrosion
control, mitigation, and prevention that is--
(A) offered or accredited by an organization that sets
industry corrosion standards; or
(B) an industrial coatings applicator training program--
(i) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly
known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664,
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
(ii) that meets the standards of subpart A of part 29 and
part 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).
(b) Applicable Bridge Projects.--
(1) Quality control.--A certified contractor shall carry
out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Aspects of applicable bridge projects.--Aspects of an
applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph (1)
include--
(A) surface preparation or coating application on steel or
rebar, and other passive forms of corrosion prevention of
rebar, such as galvanic anodes, of an applicable bridge
project;
(B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from
steel of an existing applicable bridge project; and
(C) shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated
for installation on an applicable bridge project.
(3) Corrosion management system.--A State department of
transportation shall--
(A) implement a corrosion management system that utilizes
industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and
prevention methods to address--

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(i) surface preparation;
(ii) protective coatings;
(iii) materials selection;
(iv) cathodic protection;
(v) corrosion engineering;
(vi) personnel training; and
(vii) best practices in environmental protection to prevent
environmental degradation and uphold public health; and
(B) require a certified contractor, for the purpose of
carrying out aspects of applicable bridge projects described
in paragraph (2), to employ a substantial number of
individuals that are trained and certified by a qualified
training program as meeting the ANSI/NACE Number 13/SSPC-ACS-
1 standard (or a successor standard).
(4) Certification.--For an applicable bridge project that
includes an aspect described in paragraph (2), a State
department of transportation shall only accept bids from a
certified contractor that presents written proof that the
certification of the contractor meets the relevant SSPC-QP
standards (or successor standards).
(c) Training Program.--As a condition of entering into a
contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified
contractor shall provide training for each individual who is
not a certified coating applicator but that the certified
contractor employs to carry out aspects of applicable bridge
projects described in subsection (b)(2).
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