Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-11 in a geographical region, if the Secretary determines that the con- tract provides cost savings compared to the awarding of such work on an annual basis or on a project -by -project basis. (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first contract is awarded pursuant to the pilot program carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating, with respect to the pilot program and any contracts awarded under the pilot program— (1) cost effectiveness; (2) reliability and performance; (3) cost savings attributable to mobilization and demobiliza- tion of dredge equipment; and (4) response times to address navigational impediments. (d) SUNSET. —The authority of the Secretary to enter into con- tracts pursuant to the pilot program carried out under subsection (a), shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 1112. HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to carry out a pilot program to award single contracts for more than one author- ized hurricane and storm damage reduction project in a geo- graphical region, including projects across more than one Corps of Engineers district, if the Secretary determines that the contract provides cost savings compared to the awarding of such work on a project -by -project basis. (b) PROJECT SELECTION. —In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with relevant State agencies in selecting projects. (c) CRITERIA. —In carrying out the pilot program under sub- section (a), the Secretary shall establish criteria and other consider- ations that— (1) foster Federal, State, and local collaboration; (2) evaluate the performance of projects being carried out under a single contract with respect to whether such projects yield any regional or multi -district benefits; and (3) include other criteria and considerations that the Sec- retary determines to be appropriate. (d) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes findings and rec- ommendations of the Secretary with respect to the projects com- pleted under the pilot program carried out under subsection (a). (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000. (f) TERMINATION. —The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts pursuant to the pilot program carried out under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 1113. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING INFRASTRUC-