[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1473. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1460 proposed by Mr. Carper (for himself and Mrs. Capito) 
to the bill S. 914, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those 
Acts, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SELECTION CRITERIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 5028(b) of the Water 
     Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
     3907(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) The extent to which a project considers collaborative 
     project delivery methods that--
       ``(i) reduce overall project costs;
       ``(ii) reduce the contribution of Federal grant assistance;
       ``(iii) enable the project to proceed at an earlier date 
     than the project would otherwise be able to proceed;
       ``(iv) mitigate environmental impacts; or
       ``(v) result in such other benefits as the collaborative 
     project delivery methods may provide.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(K)'' and inserting 
     ``(L)''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 5022 of the Water Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (16), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Collaborative project delivery method.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `collaborative project delivery 
     method' means a method for procuring and delivering a capital 
     project that involves close collaboration among the owner of 
     the project, the designer of the project, and the contractor 
     for the project from design through completion, including a 
     construction management at-risk method and a design-build 
     method.
       ``(B) Associated definitions.--
       ``(i) Construction management at-risk method.--The term 
     `construction management at-risk method' means a delivery 
     method in which the owner of a project retains an engineering 
     firm and a construction management at-risk firm under 2 
     separate contracts for design and construction, respectively.
       ``(ii) Design-build method.--The term `design-build method' 
     means a delivery method under which the owner of a project 
     enters into a single contract with a design-builder to 
     design, seek permits for, construct, test, and commission a 
     project.''.
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