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Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act

USA118th CongressHR-4608| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2023
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act This bill sets forth additional requirements for certain recipients of National Highway System assistance 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 of federal financial assistance for a megaproject 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 megaproject benefits; establish a peer review group 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 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the board must convene a transportation megaprojects committee. These requirements apply to projects that are authorized for construction beginning at least one year after the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • July 13, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • July 14, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act

USA118th CongressHR-4608| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2023
Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act This bill sets forth additional requirements for certain recipients of National Highway System assistance 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 of federal financial assistance for a megaproject 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 megaproject benefits; establish a peer review group 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 of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the board must convene a transportation megaprojects committee. These requirements apply to projects that are authorized for construction beginning at least one year after the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • July 13, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • July 14, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesRoads and highwaysTransportation programs funding