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US S2212

Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act


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Introduced
07/23/2019
In Committee
07/23/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to take certain steps to improve Coast Guard shore infrastructure, and for other purposes. This bill addresses U.S. Coast Guard shore infrastructure. The bill directs the Coast Guard to (1) develop a plan to standardize its facility assessments; (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of maintenance and repair investments; (3) develop a process to routinely align its shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs; (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for infrastructure maintenance projects; (5) employ models for its infrastructure asset lines; (6) include details about competing project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congressional budget requests and related reports; and (7) explore the development of real property management expertise within its workforce.

AI Summary

This bill, the Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act, aims to improve the U.S. Coast Guard's shore infrastructure. The key provisions of the bill direct the Coast Guard Commandant to (1) develop a standardized facility assessment plan, (2) establish performance goals and measures to track the effectiveness of maintenance and repair investments, (3) align the shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs, including disposing of unneeded assets, (4) provide guidance for planning boards to document infrastructure project decisions, (5) employ models to predict investment outcomes, analyze tradeoffs, and optimize decisions, (6) include details on competing project alternatives and tradeoffs in budget requests, and (7) explore developing real property management expertise within the Coast Guard workforce.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 07/23/2019)

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