Transportation Me­ga­proj­ects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2021

Summary

Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 20 21 This bill sets forth additional requirements for a recipient of assistance under National Highway System provisions for a megaproject. (A megaproject is a project that has an estimated total cost of  $2.5 billion or more.) Specifically, the bill requires a recipient to  submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a comprehensive risk management plan that contains, among other things, a description of the process for identifying, quantifying, and monitoring the risks that might result in cost overruns, delays, reduced construction quality, or reduced benefits; establish a peer review group for such megaproject that consists of at least five individuals to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject; and publish specific information online, including the name, license number, and license type of each engineer supervising an aspect of the megaproject. DOT must make arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies under which the board must convene a transportation megaprojects committee.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 March 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act
• related to ← Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• related to ← Transportation Me­ga­proj­ects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2019