House Bill Would Exempt Certain Cargo from HMF
On April 14, 2011, the Short Sea Shipping Act (H.R. 1533), a bill to exempt certain cargo from the Harbor Maintenance Fee, was introduced. According to a Congressional Research Service summary, H.R. 1533 would:
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- amend the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance fee 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; and
- define the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.
H.R. 1533 available here
CRS summary of H.R. 1533 available here