S 3199
110th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Canada
Excise tax
Freight
Great Lakes
Harbors
Maintenance and repair
Marine terminals
Marine transportation
St. Lawrence Seaway
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax.
Introduced: June 25, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 25, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at: (1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) such a port in Canada and unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland.
Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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