23 U.S.C. § 144
National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards
United States · Title 23 — HIGHWAYS · Status: effective
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- 23 U.S.C. § 144, National bridge and tunnel inventory and inspection standards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/459034
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Congress finds that—
Congress declares that it is in the vital interest of the United States—
The Secretary, in consultation with the States and Federal agencies with jurisdiction over highway bridges and tunnels, shall—
Section 502(b) of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525(b)) and section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401), shall not apply to any bridge constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or replaced with assistance under this title, if the bridge is over waters that—
are—
The Secretary shall—
The Secretary shall—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may use the funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to construct any bridge that replaces—
Any State that proposes to demolish a historic bridge for a replacement project with funds made available to carry out this section shall first make the historic bridge available for donation to a State, locality, or responsible private entity if the State, locality, or responsible entity enters into an agreement—
The standards established under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum—
require each State, Federal agency, and tribal government to maintain and make available to the Secretary on request—
The Secretary shall, at a minimum—
establish, in consultation with the States, Federal agencies, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures to conduct reviews of State compliance with—
establish, in consultation with the States, Federal agencies, and interested and knowledgeable private organizations and individuals, procedures for States to follow in reporting to the Secretary—
If an annual review in accordance with subparagraph (A) identifies noncompliance by a State, the Secretary shall—
provide the State an opportunity to address the noncompliance by—
The amount of the funds to be directed to correcting noncompliance in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall—
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the MAP–21, the Secretary shall update inspection standards to cover—
An eligible entity may bundle 2 or more similar bridge projects that are—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), a bundling of bridge projects under this subsection may be listed as—
Projects bundled under this subsection shall have the same financial characteristics, including—
In carrying out this section—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1074House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
- A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the use of funds under the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program for seismic retrofit of bridges, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Highway System Designation Act of 1995House: no recorded tallySenate: 80–16
- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IIHouse: 410–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IIIHouse: 418–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IVHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part VHouse: 409–8Senate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IIHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IIIHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part IVHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part VHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- SAFETEA-LU
- SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: 88–2
- MAP-21
- FAST Act
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act