Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 23, 2019
Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act
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.
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