,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bb1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,bass 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 & ,ms4
 ,roybal-,all>d7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d titles #bc & #di1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to all[ local hir+ 
= transportation projects4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,local  
,hire ,act4  #b4 ,highway projects      
,section #aab ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7h7 ,local hir+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 a     
,/ate may e/abli% local hir+ bid        
specifications or consid] ! hir+ ( local
 work]s 9 ! evaluation ( bids &         
proposals = a project "u ?is title4     
7#b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m local means !         
geographic b\nd>ies ( a local area1 z   
def9$ by ! contract+ ag5cy1 9 :i* !     

project is locat$4  4  #c4 ,public      
transportation projects ,section #ecbe (
 title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7   
,local hir+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 a recipi5t (       
assi/ance "u ?is *apt] may e/abli% local
 hir+ bid specifications or consid]     
local hir+ 9 ! evaluation ( bids &      
proposals = a project "u ?is *apt]4     
7#b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m local means !         
geographic b\nd>ies ( a local area1 z   
def9$ by ! contract+ ag5cy1 9 :i* !     
project is locat$4  4