,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
provide for an energy equivalent of a   
gallon of diesel in the case of         
liquefied natural gas for purposes of   
the ,inland ,waterways ,trust ,fund     
financing rate4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,waterway ,,lng
 ,parity ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,liquefied 
natural gas equivalent for purposes of  
,inland ,waterways ,trust ,fund         
financing rate  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #djdb7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,a7 ,the ,inland     
,waterways ,trust ,fund financing rate  
is #bi cents per gallon 7per energy     
equivalent of a gallon of diesel1 in the

 case of liquefied natural gas74  4  7b7
 ,energy equivalent of a gallon of      
diesel ,section #djdb7;b7 of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,energy equivalent of a
 gallon of diesel with respect to       
liquefied natural gas ,for purposes of  
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 the term energy    
equivalent of a gallon of diesel means  
#f4jf pounds of liquefied natural gas4  
4  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by this section shall apply to any 
sale or use of fuel during any calendar 
quarter beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4