Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 2.djvu/1161

 PUBLIC LAW 98-501—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2321

(E) maintenance needs and projected expenditures for public works improvements. (2) In addition, each Infrastructure Report— (A) shall include a discussion of infrastructure program priorities (including alternative methods of meeting national infrastructure needs to effectuate balanced growth and economic development); and (B) to the extent practicable, shall provide, for other public works facilities owned or operated by the Federal Government, any State or local government, or any public agency or authority organized pursuant to State or local law, an analysis similar to the analysis provided under paragraph (1) for public works improvements. (b) Not later than September 30, 1985, the Council shall— (1) analyze criteria and procedures used by Federal agencies. States, and units of local government in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements and assessing the condition of public works improvements and develop and publish uniform criteria and procedures which may be used for conducting such inventories and assessments; and (2) develop and recommend to the President and the Congress proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by Federal agencies of construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance data with respect to public works improvements. (c) The Council shall convene its first meeting no earlier than February 15, 1985, and no later than April 15, 1985. (d) In carrying out its duties under this section, the Council shall use existing data and sampling techniques to the maximum extent feasible. When developing new data under this title, the Council shall make every effort to assure that such data is developed in consultation with the States so that uniform methods, categories, and analyses are used. (e) Each Infrastructure Report, when submitted to the Congress, shall be referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.

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MEMBERSHIP

SEC. 104. (a) The Council shall be composed of five members— 42 USC 3121 (1) three of whom shall be appointed by the President; ^°^^(2) one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (3) one of whom shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate; from among persons knowledgeable and experienced in one or more of the following: public administration, planning, architecture, civil engineering, and public investment financing. (b) A vacancy in the Council shall not affect its powers but shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (c) Four members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but the Council may establish a lesser number as a quorum for the purpose of holding hearings, taking testimony, and receiving evidence. (d) The Chairman of the Council shall be elected by the members of the Council.

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