HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

SEC. 1109. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM. (a) Apportionment Formula.— Section 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the fourth sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and, if a State transfers funds apportioned to the State under this section in a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, to any other apportionment of funds to such State under this title, the total cost of deficient bridges in such State and in all States to be determined for the succeeding fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such transferred funds”. (b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.— Section 144(g)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 1997.—” before “Of the amounts”; (2) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Fiscal year 1998.— Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bridge program under this section for fiscal year 1998, all but $25,000,000 shall be apportioned as provided in subsection (e) of this section. Such $25,000,000 shall be available only for projects for the seismic retrofit of a bridge described in subsection (l). “(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.— Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bridge program under this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, all but $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as provided in subsection (e). Such $100,000,000 shall be available at the discretion of the Secretary; except that 112 STAT. 142not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be available only for projects for the seismic retrofit of bridges, including projects in the New Madrid fault region.”; and (3) by indenting subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) and aligning such subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such section (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection). (c) Off-System Bridge Set-Aside.— Section 144(g)(3) of such title is amended— (1) by striking “, 1988” and all that follows through “1997,” and inserting “through 2003”; and (2) by striking “system” each place it appears and inserting “highway”. (d) Eligibility.— Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by inserting after “magnesium acetate” the following: “, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or installing scour countermeasures”; (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after “such acetate” each place it appears the following: “or sodium acetate/formate or such anti-icing or de-icing composition or installation of such countermeasures”; and (3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after “magnesium acetate” the following: “, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or install scour countermeasures”. (e) Conforming Amendment.— Section 144(n) of such title is amended by striking “system” and inserting “highway”.