Sec. 1116. Corrosion prevention for bridges
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In this section: The term applicable bridge projects means a project for construction, alteration, or maintenance work, other than de minimus maintenance or repair work as determined by the applicable State department of transportation, on a bridge or overpass structure funded under title 23, United States Code. The term certified contractor means a contracting or subcontracting firm that has been certified by a third party organization that evaluates the capability of the contractor or subcontractor to properly perform one or more specified aspects of applicable bridge projects as defined in subsection (b)(2).
The term qualified training program means a training program in corrosion control, mitigation and prevention, that is either offered or accredited by an organization that sets industry corrosion standards or is recognized in corrosion management transportation structures by the Department of Transportation, for the purposes of controlling, mitigating and preventing corrosion, or a program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 ( 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ) that meets the requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2020.
A certified contractor shall carry out aspects of an applicable bridge project described in paragraph (2). Aspects of an applicable bridge project referred to in paragraph
(1)include— surface preparation or coating application on steel or rebar of an applicable bridge project; removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from steel of an existing applicable bridge project; shop painting of structural steel or rebar fabricated for installation on an applicable bridge project; and the design, application, installation and maintenance of a cathodic protection system on an applicable bridge project. A State transportation department shall— implement a corrosion management system that utilizes industry-recognized standards and corrosion mitigation and prevention methods to address— surface preparation; protective coatings; materials selection; cathodic protection; corrosion engineering; personnel training; and best practices in environmental protection to prevent environmental degradation and uphold public health; require certified contractors that employ appropriately trained and certified coating applicators to carry out aspects of applicable bridge projects as described in paragraph (2); and use certified cathodic protection professionals for all aspects of applicable bridge projects that require knowledge of the design, installation, monitoring, or maintenance of a cathodic protection system. As a condition of entering into a contract for an applicable bridge project, each certified contractor shall provide training, through a qualified training program, for each applicable craft or trade classification of employees that the certified contractor intends to employ to carry out aspects of applicable bridge projects as described in subsection (b)(2).
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