Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3810
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2015-10-22
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Infrastructure development

Public contracts and procurement

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation, in selecting surface transportation projects and other infrastructure projects eligible for federal assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), to give preference to applicants who demonstrate that a project will achieve cost efficiencies through the use of innovative project development, finance, operations, or delivery methods, such as design-build.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3810 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2015 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, and SAFETEA–LU to direct the Secretary of Transportation to give preference to certain surface transportation projects that achieve cost efficiencies through the use of project development, finance, operations, and delivery methods, such as design-build, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015 . 2. Selection of TIFIA projects Section 602(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Use of innovative project development and delivery methods In selecting among eligible projects, the Secretary shall give preference to those applicants for a project who demonstrate that the project will achieve cost efficiencies through the use of innovative project development, finance, operations, or delivery methods, such as design-build. . 3. Selection of projects of national and regional significance Section 1301(f)(3) of SAFETEA–LU ( Public Law 109–59 ; 23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) shall give preference to project applications that demonstrate that the project will achieve cost efficiencies through the use of innovative project development, finance, operations, or delivery methods, such as design-build; .