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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Requires owners of certain bridges (those over navigable water built before 1996) to perform vessel-collision vulnerability assessments using the AASHTO Method II and submit the results to the Department of Transportation. If an assessment shows the bridge exceeds defined risk thresholds, the owner must file a risk-reduction plan within one year; the Department will record assessment data in the National Bridge Inventory, may withhold sensitive information, form an interdisciplinary bridge safety team, and run a competitive grant program to fund assessments and physical improvements.
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Jefferson Van Drew · Last progress May 29, 2025