Section 22903 - Project management oversight(a) PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS.-To receive Federal financial assistance for a major capital project under this chapter, an applicant must prepare and carry out a project management plan approved by the Secretary of Transportation. The plan shall provide for-(1) adequate recipient staff organization with well-defined reporting relationships, statements of functional responsibilities, job descriptions, and job qualifications;(2) a budget covering the project management organization, appropriate consultants, property acquisition, utility relocation, systems demonstration staff, audits, and miscellaneous payments the recipient may be prepared to justify;(3) a construction schedule for the project;(4) a document control procedure and recordkeeping system;(5) a change order procedure that includes a documented, systematic approach to handling the construction change orders;(6) organizational structures, management skills, and staffing levels required throughout the construction phase;(7) quality control and quality assurance functions, procedures, and responsibilities for construction, system installation, and integration of system components;(8) material testing policies and procedures;(9) internal plan implementation and reporting requirements;(10) criteria and procedures to be used for testing the operational system or its major components;(11) periodic updates of the plan, especially related to project budget and project schedule, financing, and ridership estimates; and(12) the recipient's commitment to submit periodically a project budget and project schedule to the Secretary.[(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 114-94, div. A, title XI, §11316(p), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1679](c) ACCESS TO SITES AND RECORDS.-Each recipient of assistance under this chapter shall provide the Secretary and a contractor the Secretary chooses under subsection (b) of this section with access to the construction sites and records of the recipient when reasonably necessary.Added Pub. L. 110-432, div. B, title III, §301(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4941, §24403; amended Pub. L. 114-94, div. A, title XI, §11316(p), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1679; renumbered §2 2903,Pub. L. 115-420, §7(a)(1)2903,, 132 Stat. 5445.EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2019- Pub. L. 115-420 renumbered section 24403 of this title as this section. 2015-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-94 struck out subsec. (b) which related to secretarial oversight.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 114-94 effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114-94 set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.