,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,davids of ,kansas 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,mace7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,water ,infrastructure        
,finance and ,innovation ,act of #bjad  
to authorize the selection of eligible  
projects to be carried out using        
collaborative project delivery methods1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,water ,design-,build ,improvement ,act 
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,collaborative project   
delivery methods ,section #ejbh of the  
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     

,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cijg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,collaborative project delivery methods
  7#a7 ,authorization ,the ,secretary or
 the ,administrator1 as applicable1 may 
select1 in accordance with this section1
 a project to be carried out using a    
collaborative project delivery method   
7consistent with any applicable ,state  
or local law71 including a construction 
management at-risk method and a         
design-build method4  7#b7 ,definitions 
,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,collaborative
 project delivery method ,the term      
collaborative project delivery method   
means a method for carrying out a       
capital project that involves close     
collaboration among the eligible entity1
 the owner of the project 7if different 
from the eligible entity71 the designer 
of the project1 and the contractor for  
the project1 from design through        

completion of construction4  7,b7       
,construction management at-risk method 
,the term construction management       
at-risk method means a collaborative    
project delivery method in which an     
engineering firm and a construction     
management at-risk firm are retained    
under #b separate contracts for design  
and construction1 respectively4  7,c7   
,design-build method ,the term          
design-build method means a             
collaborative project delivery method   
under which a single lead contract is   
entered into with a design-builder for  
design and construction4  4  #c4 ,study 
on the use of collaborative project     
delivery methods ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator of the        
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 in  
coordination with the ,regional         
,administrators1 and the ,secretary of  
the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of 
,engineers1 shall carry out1 and make   
public the results of1 a study that--   

7#a7 evaluates the use of collaborative 
project delivery methods in projects    
carried out using assistance received   
under the ,water ,infrastructure        
,finance and ,innovation ,act of #bjad  
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #cija et seq472  7#b7    
determines barriers to increased use of 
collaborative project delivery methods  
in such projects2  7#c7 assesses the    
potential benefits of using             
collaborative project delivery methods  
in such projects2 and  7#d7 identifies  
areas of need to educate agency staff in
 collaborative project delivery method  
implementation and best practices4