82 FR 34383 - Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 141 (July 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-15680]




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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 25, 2017 / 
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                Executive Order 13805 of July 19, 2017

                
Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on 
                Infrastructure

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the 
                executive branch to advance infrastructure projects 
                that create high-quality jobs for American workers, 
                enhance productivity, improve quality of life, protect 
                the environment, and strengthen economic growth.

                Sec. 2. Establishment of Council. There is established 
                in the Department of Commerce the Presidential Advisory 
                Council on Infrastructure (Council).

                Sec. 3. Membership of Council. (a) The Council shall be 
                composed of not more than 15 members. The members shall 
                be appointed by the President and drawn from the public 
                with relevant experience or subject-matter expertise to 
                represent the interests of the following infrastructure 
                sectors:

(i) real estate;

(ii) finance;

(iii) construction;

(iv) communications and technology;

(v) transportation and logistics;

(vi) labor;

(vii) environmental policy;

(viii) regional and local economic development; and

(ix) other sectors determined by the President to be of value to the 
Council.

                    (b) The President shall designate two Co-Chairs of 
                the Council from among the Council's members. The Co-
                Chairs may designate one or more Vice Chairs from among 
                the Council's members.

                Sec. 4. Mission of Council. The Council shall study the 
                scope and effectiveness of, and make findings and 
                recommendations to the President regarding, Federal 
                Government funding, support, and delivery of 
                infrastructure projects in several sectors, including 
                surface transportation, aviation, ports and waterways, 
                water resources, renewable energy generation, 
                electricity transmission, broadband, pipelines, and 
                other such sectors as determined by the Council. In 
                pursuing its mission, the Council shall make findings 
                and recommendations concerning the following:

                    (a) prioritizing the Nation's infrastructure needs;
                    (b) accelerating pre-construction approval 
                processes;
                    (c) developing funding and financing options 
                capable of generating new infrastructure investment 
                over the next 10 years;
                    (d) identifying methods to increase public-private 
                partnerships for infrastructure projects, including 
                appropriate statutory or regulatory changes;
                    (e) identifying best practices in and opportunities 
                to improve procurement methods, grant procedures, and 
                infrastructure delivery systems; and
                    (f) promoting advanced manufacturing and 
                infrastructure-related technological innovation.

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                Sec. 5. Administration of Council. (a) The Department 
                of Commerce shall provide the Council with such 
                administrative support, including staff, facilities, 
                equipment, and other support services, as may be 
                necessary to carry out its mission.

                    (b) The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 60 days 
                of the date of this order, submit questions to the 
                Council for consideration in its work and report.
                    (c) Members of the Council shall serve without any 
                additional compensation for their work on the Council. 
                Members of the Council appointed from among private 
                citizens of the United States, while engaged in the 
                work of the Council, may be allowed travel expenses, 
                including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the 
                extent permitted by law for persons serving 
                intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-
                5707), consistent with the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (d) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
                as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (Act), may apply to the 
                Council, any functions of the President under that Act, 
                except for those in section 6 and section 14 of that 
                Act, shall be performed by the Secretary of Commerce, 
                in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued 
                by the Administrator of General Services.

                Sec. 6. Report of Council. The Council shall submit to 
                the President a report containing its findings and 
                recommendations.

                Sec. 7. Termination of Council. The Council shall 
                terminate on December 31, 2018, unless extended by the 
                President before that date, or within 60 days after 
                submitting its report pursuant to section 6 of this 
                order, whichever occurs first.

                Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) The heads of executive 
                departments and agencies shall cooperate with and 
                provide information to the Council as may be necessary 
                to carry out the mission of the Council, consistent 
                with applicable law.

                    (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to 
                impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (c) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (d) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    July 19, 2017.

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