Title: Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
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.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2212

 To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to take certain steps to 
   improve Coast Guard shore infrastructure, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2019

Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to take certain steps to 
   improve Coast Guard shore infrastructure, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard shall--
            (1) develop a plan to standardize Coast Guard facility 
        condition assessments;
            (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, 
        measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of 
        maintenance and repair investments and provide feedback on 
        progress made;
            (3) develop a process to routinely align the Coast Guard 
        shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs, including 
        disposing of unneeded assets;
            (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document 
        inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for 
        infrastructure maintenance projects;
            (5) employ models for Coast Guard infrastructure asset 
        lines for--
                    (A) predicting the outcome of investments in shore 
                infrastructure;
                    (B) analyzing tradeoffs; and
                    (C) optimizing decisions among competing 
                investments;
            (6) include in congressional budget requests and related 
        reports supporting details on competing project alternatives 
        and report tradeoffs; and
            (7) explore the development of real property management 
        expertise in the Coast Guard workforce, including members of 
        the Senior Executive Service.
    (b) Briefing.--Not later than January 31, 2021, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to the 
status of the actions required under subsection (a).
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