[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4874 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4874

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
      Transportation to waive, if in the public interest, certain 
   requirements relating to the letting of contracts, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2010

 Mr. Ellison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
      Transportation to waive, if in the public interest, certain 
   requirements relating to the letting of contracts, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Secretary may waive for a project any requirement under 
        this subsection to award a contract by competitive bidding if 
        the Secretary determines, with respect to the project, that 
        such waiver is in the public interest.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Secretary may waive for a project any 
        requirement under this paragraph to award a contract by 
        competitive bidding if the Secretary determines, with respect 
        to the project, that such waiver is in the public interest.''.
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