Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1099
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires public employees to perform construction inspection functions in carrying out a design-build project that uses a 2-phase contract.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1099 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Carson of Indiana , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require construction inspection functions be conducted by public employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2019 . 2. Public inspection of projects Section 112(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (G) Construction inspection services (i) Limitation ln carrying out a project under this section, public employees shall perform construction inspection functions. (ii) Construction inspection functions defined In this subparagraph, the term construction inspection functions includes construction engineering, contract administration, on-site quality control inspection, materials testing, and resident engineer and assistant resident engineer functions responsible for the acceptance or rejection of the work. (iii) Exception If a State transportation department or other public agency project sponsor does not have adequate existing or obtainable staff to perform the construction inspection functions, then the agency may utilize temporary consultant contracts for these services until such staff can be obtained. (iv) Time period Any temporary contracts to provide construction inspection services under this subparagraph shall not exceed the period that ends on the date that is 12 months after the date of contract award. ; (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: (F) Construction inspection services Public employees shall perform the construction inspection functions on all design-build projects. Such inspection functions shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (2)(G). ; and (3) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the end the following: (v) Construction inspection services Public employees shall perform the construction inspection functions on all projects that use a 2-phase contract. Such functions shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (2)(G). .