,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4 
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf to exempt c]ta9 %ipp+ f ! h>bor   
ma9t5ance tax4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,%ort ,sea ,%ipp+  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,exemption ( c]ta9   
comm]cial c>go f ! h>bor ma9t5ance tax  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ddfb ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by      
r$esignat+ subsection 7i7 z subsection  
7j7 & by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7h7 !   
foll[+ new subsection3  7i7 ,exemption =
 ,c]ta9 ,%ort ,sea ,%ipp+ ,c>go  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,no tax %all be impos$ "u section
 #ddfa7;a7 ) respect to comm]cial c>go  
7o!r ?an bulk c>go7 :i*--  7,a7 is load$
 at a port 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ma9l& & is 
unload$ at-- 7i7 ano!r port 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ma9l& aft] transport solely by   

coa/al r\te or riv]1 or  7ii7 a port 9  
,canada locat$ 9 ! ,great ,lakes ,/4    
,lawr5ce ,seaway ,sy/em1 or  7,b7 is    
load$ at a port 9 ,canada locat$ 9 !    
,great ,lakes ,/4 ,lawr5ce ,seaway      
,sy/em & is unload$ at a port 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ma9l&4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
subsection3 7,a7 ,bulk c>go ,! t]m bulk 
c>go has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m by section  
#ecaja7a7 ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7,b7 ,great lakes /4 lawr5ce    
seaway sy/em ,! t]m ,great ,lakes ,/4   
,lawr5ce ,seaway ,sy/em means ! wat]way 
betwe5 ,dulu?1 ,m9nesota1 & ,nova       
,scotia1 encompass+ ! #e ,great ,lakes1 
_! connect+ *annels1 & ! ,/4 ,lawr5ce   
,riv]4  7,c7 ,unit$ /ates ma9l& ,! t]m  
,unit$ ,/ates ma9l& has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 subsection 7b77#c74  4  7b7      
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply to port use aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4