def new(self, name, summary=None, description=None, protected=None,
            restricted=None, download_restricted=None, contains_phi=None, tags=None,
            properties=None, bill_to=None, **kwargs):
        """
        :param name: The name of the project
        :type name: string
        :param summary: If provided, a short summary of what the project contains
        :type summary: string
        :param description: If provided, the new project description
        :type name: string
        :param protected: If provided, whether the project should be protected
        :type protected: boolean
        :param restricted: If provided, whether the project should be restricted
        :type restricted: boolean
        :param download_restricted: If provided, whether external downloads should be restricted
        :type download_restricted: boolean
        :param contains_phi: If provided, whether the project should be marked as containing protected health information (PHI)
        :type contains_phi: boolean
        :param tags: If provided, tags to associate with the project
        :type tags: list of strings
        :param properties: If provided, properties to associate with the project
        :type properties: dict
        :param bill_to: If provided, ID of the entity to which any costs associated with this project will be billed; must be the ID of the requesting user or an org of which the requesting user is a member with allowBillableActivities permission
        :type bill_to: string

        Creates a new project. Initially only the user performing this action
        will be in the permissions/member list, with ADMINISTER access.
        See the API documentation for the `/project/new
        <https://wiki.dnanexus.com/API-Specification-v1.0.0/Projects#API-method%3A-%2Fproject%2Fnew>`_
        method for more info.

        """
        input_hash = {}
        input_hash["name"] = name
        if summary is not None:
            input_hash["summary"] = summary
        if description is not None:
            input_hash["description"] = description
        if protected is not None:
            input_hash["protected"] = protected
        if restricted is not None:
            input_hash["restricted"] = restricted
        if download_restricted is not None:
            input_hash["downloadRestricted"] = download_restricted
        if contains_phi is not None:
            input_hash["containsPHI"] = contains_phi
        if bill_to is not None:
            input_hash["billTo"] = bill_to
        if tags is not None:
            input_hash["tags"] = tags
        if properties is not None:
            input_hash["properties"] = properties

        self.set_id(dxpy.api.project_new(input_hash, **kwargs)["id"])
        self._desc = {}
        return self._dxid
:param name: The name of the project
        :type name: string
        :param summary: If provided, a short summary of what the project contains
        :type summary: string
        :param description: If provided, the new project description
        :type name: string
        :param protected: If provided, whether the project should be protected
        :type protected: boolean
        :param restricted: If provided, whether the project should be restricted
        :type restricted: boolean
        :param download_restricted: If provided, whether external downloads should be restricted
        :type download_restricted: boolean
        :param contains_phi: If provided, whether the project should be marked as containing protected health information (PHI)
        :type contains_phi: boolean
        :param tags: If provided, tags to associate with the project
        :type tags: list of strings
        :param properties: If provided, properties to associate with the project
        :type properties: dict
        :param bill_to: If provided, ID of the entity to which any costs associated with this project will be billed; must be the ID of the requesting user or an org of which the requesting user is a member with allowBillableActivities permission
        :type bill_to: string

        Creates a new project. Initially only the user performing this action
        will be in the permissions/member list, with ADMINISTER access.
        See the API documentation for the `/project/new
        <https://wiki.dnanexus.com/API-Specification-v1.0.0/Projects#API-method%3A-%2Fproject%2Fnew>`_
        method for more info.