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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5832
To direct the Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget to issue regulations and submit a report to
Congress on cost-benefit ratios, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. BRINDISI, and Mr. UPTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget to issue regula-
tions and submit a report to Congress on cost-benefit
ratios, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safer Harbors for Our
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Recreation Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘SHORE Act’’.
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SEC. 2. RECREATION-BASED BENEFITS AND COSTS REGU-
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LATIONS.
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Director
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of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue such
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regulations as are necessary to account for recreation-
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based benefits and costs (including local and regional eco-
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nomic benefits) in the benefit-cost analysis procedures of
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such entities for harbor maintenance, intracoastal water-
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ways, and inland waterways projects.
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SEC. 3. BENEFIT-COST PROCEDURE REPORT.
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Director
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of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to
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Congress a report containing—
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(1) an examination of the procedure for harbor
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maintenance projects of the Office of Management
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and Budget and the Corps of Engineers for includ-
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ing or not including recreation-based benefits and
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costs (including local and regional economic benefits)
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in the benefit-cost procedures of the such entities;
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(2) a review of the calculation of economic ben-
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efits used in a benefit-cost calculation, by district,
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for a non-commercial harbor that is used for rec-
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reational purposes; and
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(3) recommendations and guidance on the cre-
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ation of a uniform recreation-based economic benefit
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calculation to improve the comprehensive benefit-
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cost analysis procedures of the Office of Manage-
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ment and Budget and the Corps of Engineers.
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