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Committee backs administration tweaks to Transportation Modernization Act to authorize emergency use of alternative delivery tools
Summary
The committee unanimously approved House Bill 1320, an administration bill that would amend the Transportation Modernization Act to let TDOT commissioners declare emergencies enabling alternative procurement tools and to change scoring and communication rules for selection committees. The bill moves to calendar rules.
House Bill 1320, an administration bill to amend the Transportation Modernization Act (TMA), was approved by the House Transportation Committee on March 4, 2025, and will be placed on the calendar rules docket.
A presenter described the bill as technical changes intended to make the TMA more useful for the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) based on post-disaster experience. The Transportation Modernization Act,…
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