Sec. 501. Federal-State project agreements
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Section 106(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), no approval of the Secretary shall be required under this section for any project described in subparagraph (B), subject to the condition that the project shall be carried out in accordance with all other applicable requirements under this title and title 49. A project referred to in subparagraph
(A)is any project— carried out under— a stewardship and oversight agreement; or any other agreement under this section; and relating to— the standard specifications of the applicable State transportation department; the pavement design policy of the State transportation department; any value engineering policies or procedures of the State transportation department; liquidated damage rates; a quality assurance program of the State transportation department; or such other matter as the Secretary, in consultation with State transportation departments, determines to be appropriate. .