Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 17, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 18, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 18, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2602 | Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Jul 21, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
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