49 U.S.C. § 22903

1. (a)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. (1)adequate recipient staff organization with well-defined reporting relationships, statements of functional responsibilities, job descriptions, and job qualifications;
   2. (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. (3)a construction schedule for the project;
   4. (4)a document control procedure and recordkeeping system;
   5. (5)a change order procedure that includes a documented, systematic approach to handling the construction change orders;
   6. (6)organizational structures, management skills, and staffing levels required throughout the construction phase;
   7. (7)quality control and quality assurance functions, procedures, and responsibilities for construction, system installation, and integration of system components;
   8. (8)material testing policies and procedures;
   9. (9)internal plan implementation and reporting requirements;
   10. (10)criteria and procedures to be used for testing the operational system or its major components;
   11. (11)periodic updates of the plan, especially related to project budget and project schedule, financing, and ridership estimates; and
   12. (12)the recipient’s commitment to submit periodically a project budget and project schedule to the Secretary.
2. (b)Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title XI, § 11316(p), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1679]
3. (c)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.