,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iacj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,rutherford7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to extend the exemption 
from the excise tax on alternative      
motorboat fuels sold as supplies for    
vessels or aircraft to include certain  
vessels serving only one coast4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,maritime ,fuel ,tax ,parity ,act4  
#b4 ,exemption from excise tax on       
alternative motorboat fuels extended to 
include certain vessels serving only one
 coast  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#djda7;g7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new sentence3 ,for
 purposes of subsection 7a77#b71 the    
exemption under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
also apply to fuel sold or used by a    

vessel which is both described in       
section #djdb7;c77#a7 and actually      
engaged in trade between ,atlantic      
7including the ,gulf of ,mexico7 or     
,pacific ports of the ,united ,states   
7including any territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states744  7b7          
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to sales after 
,december #ca1 #bjba4