§308 Cooperation with Federal and State agencies and foreign countries

Summary

The Secretary can provide engineering and other highway services, by contract or other means, for other federal agencies, cooperating foreign countries, and state partners. Those services can include work allowed under section 214 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Money repaid for these services, including depreciation on engineering and road‑building equipment, must go back into the proper appropriation. Even if other laws (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) say otherwise, the Secretary may use any contracting method a State can use under this title, such as project or bridge bundling, design‑build, 2‑phase contracts, long‑term concessions, and experimental contracting methods. Funds for the Federal Highway Administration can be used for warehouse upkeep and for buying, storing, and handling supplies, materials, and equipment for FHWA projects or for sale or transfer to other government agencies, cooperating foreign countries, and state partners. The cost or value of those items, including transportation and handling, may be reimbursed to the same appropriation.