,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,warren1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a program to 
provide assistance for education and    
research harbors4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,maritime
 ,academy ,reinvestment ,and ,training  
,improvements for ,mariner ,employment  
,act or the ,,maritime ,act 4  #b4      
,education and research harbors  7a7 ,in
 general ,chapter #eda of title #df1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #edajc4 ,education and        
research harbors  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the  
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,maritime         
,administration4  7#b7 ,eligible harbor 

,the term eligible harbor means a harbor
 that supports or will support a        
federally owned vessel operated by--    
7,a7 a ,state maritime academy 7as      
defined in section #eaajb of this       
title72 or  7,b7 a non-,federal         
oceanographic research facility4  7b7   
,establishment of program ,the          
,administrator shall establish a program
 to provide assistance to a non-,federal
 interest for a project relating to an  
eligible harbor4  7c7 ,form of          
assistance ,a non-,federal interest may 
receive assistance for a project for--  
7#a7 the construction or maintenance    
dredging of an eligible harbor2  7#b7   
the construction1 installation1 or      
maintenance of infrastructure in an     
eligible harbor1 including bulkheads1   
aprons1 and piles2  7#c7 the            
construction or maintenance dredging of 
a berth in an eligible harbor2 or  7#d7 
the construction or maintenance dredging
 providing access from an eligible      
harbor to the nearest navigation channel

 or deep water4  7d7 ,local cooperation 
agreement  7#a7 ,in general ,before     
providing assistance under this section1
 the ,administrator shall enter into a  
local cooperation agreement 7referred to
 in this subsection as an agreement7    
with a non-,federal interest to provide 
for design or construction of the       
project to be carried out with the      
assistance4  7#b7 ,requirements ,an     
agreement entered into under this       
subsection shall provide for the        
following3 7,a7 ,plan ,development by   
the ,administrator1 in consultation with
 appropriate ,federal and ,state        
officials1 of a facilities or resource  
protection and development plan1        
including appropriate engineering plans 
and specifications4  7,b7 ,legal and    
institutional structures ,establishment 
of such legal and institutional         
structures as are necessary to ensure   
the effective long-term operation of the
 project by the non-,federal interest4  
7#c7 ,cost sharing  7,a7 ,in general    

,except as otherwise provided in this   
paragraph1 the ,federal share of project
 costs for a project under this         
section--  7i7 shall not exceed #fe     
percent2 and  7ii7 may be in the form of
 grants or reimbursements of project    
costs4  7,b7 ,credit for design work    
,the non-,federal interest shall receive
 credit for the reasonable costs of     
design work completed by the            
non-,federal interest before entering   
into an agreement with the              
,administrator for a project4  7,c7     
,credit for interest ,in the case of a  
delay in the funding of the ,federal    
share of the costs of a project under   
this section1 the non-,federal interest 
shall receive credit for reasonable     
interest incurred in providing the      
,federal share of the project costs4    
7,d7 ,land1 easements1 rights-of-way1   
and relocations ,the non-,federal       
interest shall receive credit for land1 
easements1 rights-of-way1 and           
relocations provided by the non-,federal

 interest toward the non-,federal share 
of project costs 7including all         
reasonable costs associated with        
obtaining permits necessary for the     
construction1 operation1 and maintenance
 of the project on publicly owned or    
controlled land71 but not to exceed #be 
percent of the total project cost4  7,e7
 ,operation and maintenance ,the        
non-,federal share of operation and     
maintenance costs for a project         
constructed under this section shall be 
#ajj percent4  7e7 ,applicability of    
other ,federal and ,state laws ,nothing 
in this section waives1 limits1 or      
otherwise affects the applicability of  
any provision of ,federal or ,state law 
7including regulations7 that would      
otherwise apply to a project under this 
section4  7f7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section for each fiscal year an amount  
not greater than #ae1jjj1jjj1 to remain 
available until expended4  4  7b7       

,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #edajc4        
,education and research harbors4  4  #c4
 ,centers of excellence for domestic    
maritime workforce training and         
education ,section #edajb of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,state ,maritime ,academy ,the          
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
designate each ,state ,maritime         
,academy1 as defined in section         
#eaajb7d7 of this title1 as a center of 
excellence under this section4  4