H.R. 1499 (110th): Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007

Introduced:
Mar 13, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD7]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 638 (111th) on Jan 22, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 13, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 13, 2007
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors (4D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports.

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Last updated Mar 13, 2007.
3 pages

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3/13/2007--Introduced.
Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax cargo contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on a vessel, or cargo loaded on a vessel by means of wheeled technology, that is: (1) loaded at a U.S. port and unloaded at another U.S. port or a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System and unloaded at a U.S. port.
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.

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