To amend title 23, United States Code, and the Federal Transit Act to provide an increased Federal share for projects which have a cost of $2,000,000 or more and to which value engineering is applied and results in a certain minimum project cost savings.
Value Engineering Better Transportation Act of 1993 - Amends Federal transportation law and the Federal Transit Act to increase by five percent increments (up to 100 percent) the Federal share for transportation projects costing over $2 million for which "value engineering" results in certain minimum project cost savings. Prohibits the use of Federal funds for "value engineering" training.
Defines "value engineering" as the process of review and analysis of a project during its design phase by a multidisciplined team of persons not originally involved in the project in order to provide suggestions for reducing total project costs and providing better quality.
The House took from the Speaker's table and moved to the consideration of S. 1887, a similar measure to H.R. 4385.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
For Further Action See H.R.4385.
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