National Infrastructure Investment Act
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) George Voinovich (R-OH) introduced the National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2006 (S.775), on March 8, 2006, with three co-sponsors, Senators George Voinovich (R-OH), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), and Norm Coleman (R-MN). The legislation establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. The seven-person Commission would be tasked with completing a study of all matters relating to the state of the infrastructure of the United States by February 15, 2009.
Recommendations The Commission Will Make
- A federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities;
- Public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public works facilities;
- Analysis of criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and
- Proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.
Issues The Commission Will Review
- The capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain current and anticipated economic development and competitiveness, including long-term economic growth, and to support a sustained and expanding economy;
- The age and condition of public infrastructure;
- The methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements;
- Any trends or innovations in methods used to finance that construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance;
- Investment requirements that are necessary to maintain the current condition and performance of those facilities and the investment needed to improve those facilities in the future;
- Estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment;
- Any trends or innovations in construction methods or materials.
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