WRRDA Should Hike Inland Waterway User Fees, Says Industry
The user fee tacked onto inland waterways commercial transportation should be increased as part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) in order to address the immediate need for waterway modernization, said the Waterways Council in a Sept.…
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24 letter that was endorsed by dozens of U.S. companies and associations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers. The letter was delivered to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., and committee ranking member Sander Levin, D-Mich. The bill, HR-3080, passed through mark-up at the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 19. The 26-cents-per-gallon user fee, matched by the General Treasury Funds, should be increased to 29-cents-per-gallon, the Waterways Council letter said. U.S. farmers depend on the efficiency of domestic waterways to compete with foreign producers, the letter said. “This user fee increase is supported by those who pay it -- just 300 commercial operators -- while the entire nation benefits, from hydropower, municipal water supply, recreational boating and fishing, flood control, national security, and waterfront property development,” read the letter. Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of the Waterways Council letter.