HR 46 · 99th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Deep-Draft Navigation Act of 1983
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: See H.R.6.(1985-06-26)
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Deep-Draft Navigation Act of 1983 - Title I: Findings and Purposes; Definitions - Sets forth the findings of the Congress and the purposes of this Act. Title II: Creation of Trust Fund to Administer Accounts for Operations and Maintenance, Improvement Projects, and Local-Share Credits - Establishes the Deep-Draft Navigation Trust Fund in the Treasury, consisting of: (1) the Operations and Maintenance Account; (2) the Navigation Improvement Account; and (3) the Special Credit Account. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to be the trustee of the Trust Fund and to make an annual report to the Congress on the operation and status of the Fund. Specifies the uses for each Fund account. Title III: Tax on Deep-Draft Commercial Vessels Using Deep-Draft Commercial Channels, Harbors, and Navigational Facilities; Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the use of any deep-draft commercial channel or harbor within the United States by a deep-draft commercial vessel (vessel). Specifies the rate of such tax. Declares that such tax shall not apply to intraport transfers. Imposes a tax on any vessel using any Great Lakes navigation impr…
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Cosponsors (4)
2 Democrats2 Republicans