Bridge investment program

In this section: The term “eligible project” includes— The goals of the program shall be— to improve the condition of bridges in the United States by reducing— the number of bridges— the total person miles traveled over bridges— the number of bridges that— the total person miles traveled over bridges that— Except as otherwise provided, a grant under the program shall be— in the case of a large project, in an amount that is— in the case of any other eligible project, in an amount that is— Except as otherwise provided, for an eligible project receiving assistance under the program, the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary under this section, as a share of eligible project costs, shall be— In the case of an eligible project for an off-system bridge (as defined in section 133(f)(1))— In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall consider— the extent to which a bridge that would be assisted with a grant— is, without that assistance— does not meet current geometric design standards based on— The Secretary shall— give priority to an application for an eligible project that is located within a State for which— during the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, for each State described in clause (i), select— The Secretary may make a grant under the program to any of the following: The Secretary may make a grant under the program only to an eligible entity for an eligible project that— The Secretary shall— In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— Prior to providing a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall— In carrying out an evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— consider information on project benefits submitted by the applicant using the template developed under paragraph (1)(B)(i), including whether the project will generate, as determined by the Secretary— benefits of using— The information referred to in paragraph (1) includes— information sufficient for the Secretary to determine that— On making a determination that information submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1) is sufficient, the Secretary shall provide a written notice of that determination to— The Secretary may recommend a large project for funding in the annual report under paragraph (6), or, in the case of the first fiscal year for which funds are made available for obligation for grants under the program, immediately execute a grant agreement for a large project, only if the Secretary evaluates the proposed project and determines that the project is justified because the project— will generate, as determined by the Secretary— benefits of using— The Secretary shall develop a methodology to evaluate and rate a large project on a 5-point scale (the points of which include “high”, “medium-high”, “medium”, “medium-low”, and “low”) for each of— In the first fiscal year for which funds are made available for obligation for grants under the program, the Secretary may establish an interim methodology to evaluate and rate a large project for each of— Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes— the grant amounts that the Secretary recommends providing to large projects in the next fiscal year, including— The Secretary— shall not execute a grant agreement for that project unless— In selecting projects to recommend for funding in the annual report under this paragraph, or, in the case of the first fiscal year for which funds are made available for obligation for grants under the program, projects for immediate execution of a grant agreement, the Secretary shall— In selecting projects to recommend for funding in the annual report under this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure diversity among projects recommended based on— A grant received for an eligible project under the program may be used for— A multiyear grant agreement for a large project described in paragraph (1) shall— A multiyear grant agreement under this subsection— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible entity carrying out a large project under a multiyear grant agreement— The Secretary may pay to an applicant all eligible project costs under the program, including costs for an activity for an eligible project incurred prior to the date on which the project receives funding under the program if— An approval by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) shall not— In the case of a bridge owned by a Federal land management agency for which that agency applies for a grant under the program, the agency— Not later than 30 days before making a grant for an eligible project under the 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 written notification of the proposed grant that includes— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States 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— Of the amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for a fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use, to carry out section 202(d)—