I guess it's a little unclear to me what those consultations would consist of.
This bill gives the federal government an oversight role on these bridges. When we're talking about things like safety, security, and operations, the individual bridge owners and operators would be sending documentation to us.
I'm not really sure what you have in mind for the consultation. It's not like we're going out and imposing things on the operators. This bill gives us the authority to receive information from them, and then, if something is deficient, to have a conversation with the owners and operators. I'm not sure what the local officials would want to discuss with us.