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A bill to require full spending of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to provide for expanded uses of the Fund, and to prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1488| Senate 
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make certain amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund available, without appropriation, to pay 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes) as well as those assigned to commercial navigation of all U.S. harbors and inland harbors; rebates of certain tolls or charges on the Seaway; and all expenses of administration relating to harbor maintenance tax incurred by the Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Commerce. The bill also amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require allocation to certain donor ports and energy transfer ports of at least 20% of amounts made available each fiscal year from the trust fund, and the Department of the Army to make allocations equally between these types of ports.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3152
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • June 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-3152: To require full spending of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to provide for expanded uses of the Fund, and to prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes.
Government trust fundsNavigation, waterways, harborsSaint Lawrence SeawaySales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTransportation programs fundingUser charges and feesWater resources funding

A bill to require full spending of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to provide for expanded uses of the Fund, and to prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1488| Senate 
| Updated: 6/29/2017
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make certain amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund available, without appropriation, to pay 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes) as well as those assigned to commercial navigation of all U.S. harbors and inland harbors; rebates of certain tolls or charges on the Seaway; and all expenses of administration relating to harbor maintenance tax incurred by the Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Commerce. The bill also amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require allocation to certain donor ports and energy transfer ports of at least 20% of amounts made available each fiscal year from the trust fund, and the Department of the Army to make allocations equally between these types of ports.
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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3152
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • June 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3152
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3152: To require full spending of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to provide for expanded uses of the Fund, and to prevent cargo diversion, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government trust fundsNavigation, waterways, harborsSaint Lawrence SeawaySales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTransportation programs fundingUser charges and feesWater resources funding