HR 6078 · 97th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Inland Waterway Improvement and Cost Recovery Act of 1982
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.(1982-04-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Inland Waterway Improvement and Cost Recovery Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to levy ton-mile fees on commercial waterway transportation on the inland waterway system. Sets forth criteria by which fees shall be established. Directs the Secretary of the Army to adjust such fees at least every five years on the basis of: (1) anticipated Tennessee Valley Authority and Army Corps of Engineers expenditures for the inland waterway system; (2) corrections for actual expenditures and amounts recovered; (3) the expected volume of commercial traffic; and (4) any other factors that the Secretary finds reasonable and equitable. Authorizes the Secretary to levy congestion fees, designed to reduce delays, on all users of specified facilities. Requires collected fees to be credited to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and made available for making capital improvements and operation and maintenance expenditures on the inland waterway system. Permits the Secretary, for the purposes of developing fee schedules and determining violations of this Act, to require specified information from any person engaged in commercial waterway transportation. Increases to $200,000 the maximum fine fo…
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