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S 1964 112th Congress Senate Taxation Canada Great Lakes Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Saint Lawrence Seaway Sales and excise taxes Transportation costs

Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2011

Introduced: December 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. 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 December 8, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 24, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1964: Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1964/
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"S. 1964: Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1964/.
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S. 1964, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1964/.
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