Sec. 1507. Alternative contracting methods
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Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use a contracting method available to a State under this title on behalf of— a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 203 or 204; a Federal land management agency, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 1535 of title 31 for any eligible use described in sections 203(a)(1) and 204(a)(1) of this title; or a Tribal Government, with respect to any funds available pursuant to section 202(b)(7)(D). The contracting methods referred to in paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum— project bundling; bridge bundling; design-build contracting; 2-phase contracting; long-term concession agreements; and any method tested, or that could be tested, under an experimental program relating to contracting methods carried out by the Secretary. Nothing in this subsection— affects the application of the Federal share for a project carried out with a contracting method under this subsection; or modifies the point of obligation of Federal salaries and expenses. . In carrying out the amendments made by this section, the Secretary shall— in consultation with the applicable Federal land management agencies, establish procedures that are— applicable to each alternative contracting method; and to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with requirements for Federal procurement transactions; solicit input on the use of each alternative contracting method from any affected industry prior to using such method; and analyze and prepare an evaluation of the use of each alternative contracting method.