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4 Implementation Strategy for a National Infrastructure Research Agenda
4 Implementation Strategy for a National Infrastructure Research Agenda
Pages 39-50
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and juriediction by jurisdiction produce real improvements =d should be supported ~ their cont~nu~g program of research Ad develop meet. Much more ~ needed, however, for the nation to overcome the many existing barriers to innovation, to fib ~ the major gaps in current research efforts, and tp begin meeting the infrastructure needs of the 21st century.
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This ~ particularly true In the area of technology transfer where some mode programs have demonstrated succe - . The new organization the committee envisions should exploit their accumulated wisdom And experience by building close working relationships with existing modal program and, where possible, a88istiIlg, strengthening, and enhancing their current activities.
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It ~ not the intent of this report to enumerate the detailed my of orgs~at~o~ conducting ~ffastractllre related research, but it is worthwhile to md~catc that the mDc of part~cip~ts ~ very broad, Fitly some of the most adduced regears actwities berg conducted withm metitutional sett~ge not initially thought of relative to ~fra$tr~ctore Aim. Withm the federal system, far example, research directly Ad indirectly related to infr~tsmctore Arcs ~ being conducted at the National Burean of Standard;s, at the National ~boratones under the pried of the Department of Energy, and at Department of Defense laboratories including Dose of the Corps of Engmeere.
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In addition, there are research needs which Fire out of a systems approach to infrastructure facilities, in which broad goad and objectives transcending the boundaries of single modes are defined by an organization with the goal of developing cro~cutt~g opportunities for improvement. The case study on nondestructive testing represents ~ area where research across modes cart be utihized effectively.
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE STRATEGIC HIGlIWAY RESEARCH P1tOGRAM In its work on implementation, the committee kept in mind other efforts to create new research programs, of which the most recent ~ the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP)
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The relearn topics selected were ones wine" mnovatio~ pronged to yield significant monetary savings. RecogisLug that highway research, like highway contraction, is dispersed m small fragments among a great variety of-relatively small units, with no Angle agency having the money or mandate to address the biggest problem, STRS became the vehicle for identibring potentially valuable but neglected projects.
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The committee recommends that the Congress establish and provide funding for an unplementation program to determine the managerial structure, roles, and funding mechanisms for this cont~nu~ng organization. The unplementation program should formulate a national strategy for infrastructure reteach and develop meet, including a statement of goals, objectives, priorities, and an operating plan which would identify immediate targets of c~pportunity.
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Mandatory funding includes line item appropriations, ear-marking ~ percentage of appropriation accounts, apportionment of a percentage of budget accounts ret fated to infrastructure, arid regulatory requirements to allocate a percentage of grant recipients' operating revenue. Incentives include super-match~g ration for voluntary expenditures or favorable tax treatment for such expenditures through accelerated expensing or tax credits.
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Recogn~z~g these limitation, the committee drew from the experience of the Strategic Highway Research Program. The pros cess leading up to the organi~.ation and funding of this program lasted five years and included delineating an appropriate research agenda followed by consensus building and support gathering prior to the initiation of the program.
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The implementation program should utilize representation from many disciplines including scientists, engineers, economists, urban planners, social scientists, legal experts, and government officials. The committee recommend that Congress identify an organ uzation to house the implementation program, set a budget for the program, and establish a tune free for the conduct of its busme - .
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It will also guarantee the ice" and provide the leadership required to ensure that existing systems serve the public better arid that alternative systems are developed where appropriate. The committee has no illusions that it will be easy to construct ail effective research program that applies broadly to the system in which we travel, do our work, educate our children, obtain our water, and remove our wastes.
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