- Author
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
- Title
- Sourcebook of Working Documents to Accompany High Performance Public Works: A New Federal Infrastructure Investment Strategy for America.
- Coporate
- Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC
Advisory Commission in Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC
- Report
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SR 16S
September 1994
675 p.
- Keywords
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facilities
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costs
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maintenance
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cost effectiveness
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regulations
- Identifiers
- improving the quality of infrastructure investments; investment analysis; performance measures; performance budgeting; applying benefit-cost analysis to investment options; OMB buidance; agency implementation examples; improving the maintenance of infrastructure; selecting maintenance strategies; assessing infrastructure condition; agency examples; making federal regulation of infrastructure more effective, efficient, and equitable; regulatory analysis; regulatory flexibility; improving environmental decisionmaking for public works; environmental integration; interagency coordination; improving the financing of infrastructure; financial analysis; alternative sources of funds
- Abstract
- The purpose of this sourcebook is to make these fundamental documents conveniently available to a wide range of public works professionals and policymakers in the public and private sectors who may have an opportunity to help implement the recommended strategy. It should be used in conjunction with the 'High Performance Public Works' report and the Action Agenda therein. We are encouraged to note that, since completion of the ACIR report, several federal infrastructure policy initiatives have been taken that reflect elements of the recommended Federal Infrastructure Investment Strategy. In particular, president Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 12893, which establishes sound investment principles as the basis for budgeting infrastructure programa; Executive Order 12866, which calls for fuller consideration of the benefits, costs, and intergovernmental implications of regulatory actions; and Executive Order 12875, which spells out the need for partnership between the levels of government to avoid new unfunded mandates. In addition, the 'Government Performance Results Act of 1993' became law, initiating several dozen pilot projects for innovative management, budgeting, and planning techniques to optimize the performance of government services. Each of these documents is included in the sourcebook to encourage continuing efforts to enhance the contribution of public infrastructure to a sound economy and a rising quality of life.