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Are moveable docks at boating and fishing access sites considered infrastructure?  Yes, moveable boat docks, for example those built with wheels or skids to facilitate removing them before winter freeze and replacing them after spring thaw, are considered infrastructure.  Based on OMB M-22-11, we would consider these structures, while perhaps not permanently affixed to land, still required to meet the Buy America preference.  Most boating access sites have docks present as an integral part of the overall project.  While these moveable docks are clearly not permanently affixed, we do see them as an integral part of a boating and fishing access facility.  They are fulfilling a public purpose and are considered a part of the recipient's overall suite of infrastructure projects.

Are floating toilets and floating pumpouts considered infrastructure?  Yes, while not permanently affixed to land, they are fulfilling a public purpose and are considered a part of the recipient's overall suite of infrastructure projects.Are expenditures for infrastructure type projects, for example building a shelf or a wall, found in a grant that is not an infrastructure grant in total subject to the BABA requirements?  If the project is fulfilling a public purpose, then the BABA provisions would apply to the funds expended for the infrastructure project component but not the entire award.  OMB M-22-11, states: "A Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure is any program under which an award may be issued for an infrastructure project, regardless of whether infrastructure is the primary purpose of the award. The term “project” means any activity related to the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the United States.”

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