House Republicans' National Bridge Funding Reform Act Would Ax Climate Programs to Boost Bridge Repairs
To eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate the funding to a new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area, and for other purposes.
Rural bridges are critical for farmers moving equipment and goods to market. The bill allows states to use funds on bridges not on Federal-aid highways, which could help neglected rural bridges. However, the deck-area formula heavily favors states with large urban bridge networks, potentially leaving rural states with less funding overall. The elimination of the PROTECT program also removes resilience funding that helped rural roads and bridges withstand extreme weather events.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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To eliminate the Carbon Reduction Program and PROTECT Program and dedicate the funding to a new bridge formula program that distributes funding based primarily on overall deck area, and for other purposes.
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