US Congress House Bill 4228 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015 This bill requires a recipient of federal financial assistance under National Highway System provisions for a megaproject (a project that has an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more and such other projects as may be identified by the Department of Transportation [DOT]), in order to be authorized for construction, to submit to DOT a comprehensive risk management plan that contains: a description of the process by which the recipient will identify, quantify, and monitor the risks that might result in cost overruns, project delays, reduced construction quality, or reductions in benefits; examples of mechanisms the recipient will use to track such risks; a plan to control such risks; and assurances that the recipient will regularly submit updated cost estimates and maintain and regularly reassess financial reserves for addressing risks. A recipient also must establish a peer review group to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the project. Each peer review group must: meet annually until the project is completed; review the project within 90 days after any significant change in its scope, schedule, or budget; and report on the findings of each review to DOT, Congress, and the recipient. Each recipient must publish such report on its website, along with the name, license number, and license type of each engineer supervising an aspect of the project.

Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-12-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2015-12-10	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4228/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4228/BILLS-114hr4228ih.pdf