Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 138052017-15680
Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
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July 25, 2017
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July 19, 2017
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15680]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 25, 2017 /
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President
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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.
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