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Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act of 2003

Introduced: July 10, 2003 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Jul 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for FY 2004 through 2009 for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Amends Federal highway law to make ferry maintenance (currently, only terminal) facilities eligible for Federal funding.

Amends Federal transportation law to include ferries within the Federal clean fuels program.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a Ferry Joint Program Office to coordinate Federal programs affecting ferry boat and facility construction, maintenance, and operation, and to promote ferry service as a component of the Nation's transportation system; (2) maintain a national ferry database containing ferry routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, funding sources, and related information; and (3) make grants to an institution of higher education to establish a National Ferry Transportation Institute for research, development, training programs, etc. relating to U.S. ferry transportation systems.

What's happening now July 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1345 Related bill Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 10, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2704: Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2704/
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"H.R. 2704: Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2704/.
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