Sec. 1111. DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1111 DREDGE PILOT PROGRAM **[**[33 U.S.C. 2326 note](/us/usc/t33/s2326)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary is authorized to carry out a pilot program to award contracts with a duration of up to 5 years for the operation and maintenance of— ####
(1)harbors and inland harbors referred to in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2)); or ####
(2)inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1804). ###
(b)Scope In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary may award a contract described in such subsection, which may address one or more harbors, inland harbors, or inland or intracoastal waterways in a geographical region, if the Secretary determines that the contract provides cost savings compared to the awarding of such work on an annual basis or on a project-by-project basis. ###
(c)Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first contract is awarded pursuant to the pilot program carried out under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report evaluating, with respect to the pilot program and any contracts awarded under the pilot program— ####
(1)cost effectiveness; ####
(2)reliability and performance; ####
(3)cost savings attributable to mobilization and demobilization of dredge equipment; and ####
(4)response times to address navigational impediments. ###
(d)Sunset The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts pursuant to the pilot program carried out under subsection (a), shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
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