,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,s]rano 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new 
,york1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,jackson    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 & ,mr4    
,lyn*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require con/ruction         
inspection functions be conduct$ by     
public employees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,safety1 ,effici5cy1 & ,acc\ntability 9 
,transportation ,projects ,?r\gh ,public
 ,inspection ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,public 
inspection ( projects ,section #aab7;b7 
( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7,g7 ,con/ruction     
inspection s]vices  7i7 ,limitation ln  
c>ry+ out a project "u ?is section1     
public employees %all p]=m con/ruction  
inspection functions4  7ii7 ,con/ruction

 inspection functions def9$ ,9 ?is      
subp>agraph1 ! t]m con/ruction          
inspection functions includes           
con/ruction eng9e]+1 contract           
adm9i/ration1 on-site quality control   
inspection1 mat]ials te/+1 & resid5t    
eng9e] & assi/ant resid5t eng9e]        
functions responsible = ! acceptance or 
rejection ( ! "w4  7iii7 ,exception ,if 
a ,/ate transportation dep>tm5t or o!r  
public ag5cy project sponsor does n h   
adequate exi/+ or obta9able /aff to p]=m
 ! con/ruction inspection functions1 !n 
! ag5cy may utilize tempor>y consultant 
contracts = ^! s]vices until su* /aff c 
be obta9$4  7iv7 ,"t p]iod ,any tempor>y
 contracts to provide con/ruction       
inspection s]vices "u ?is subp>agraph   
%all n exce$ ! p]iod t ends on ! date t 
is #ab mon?s aft] ! date ( contract     
aw>d4  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,con/ruction   
inspection s]vices ,public employees    
%all p]=m ! con/ruction inspection      
functions on all design-build projects4 

,su* inspection functions %all be       
subject to ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph     
7#b77;,g74  2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph        
7#d77;,a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7v7 ,con/ruction inspection s]vices     
,public employees %all p]=m !           
con/ruction inspection functions on all 
projects t use a #b-phase contract4 ,su*
 functions %all be subject to !         
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b77;,g74  4