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HR 2602 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget process Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Public contracts and procurement Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011

Introduced: July 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 20, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructure project by analyzing specified costs over a minimum 50-year period.

Authorizes the use of alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures for awarding contracts for projects on the National Highway System and for major infrastructure projects.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to require states to utilize the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project I-37A) for the initial design phase of all authorized highway projects.

What's happening now July 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1