Sec. 1617. Transportation construction materials procurement
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a review of the procurement processes used by State departments of transportation to select construction materials on projects utilizing Federal-aid highway funds. The review under subsection
(a)shall include— a review of competitive practices in the bidding process for transportation construction materials; a list of States that currently issue bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications; any information provided by States on considerations that influence the decision to include competition by type of material in transportation construction projects; any data on whether issuing bids that include flexibility in the type of construction materials used to meet the project specifications will affect project costs over the lifecycle of an asset; any data on the degree to which competition leads to greater use of sustainable, innovative, or resilient materials; and an evaluation of any barriers to more widespread use of competitive bidding processes for transportation construction materials. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available, a report on the review initiated by the Secretary pursuant to this section.