,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba,mr4
 ,scott ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !
 ,secret>y ( ,transportation to e/abli% 
a program to provide grants to own]s (  
c>go vessels be+ r]\t$ f ! we/]n seabo>d
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! ,panama      
,canal1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,supply 
,*a9 ,em]g5cy ,response ,act 4  #b4     
,em]g5cy inc5tive program = r]\t+ c>go  
vessels  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,transportation1 act+ ?r\gh !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration1
 %all e/abli% a program to provide      
grants to eligible entities to cov] toll
 co/s associat$ ) r]\t+ c>go vessels f  
ports along ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ?r\gh ! ,panama ,canal to ports  
along ! ,gulf ( ,mexico & ! ea/]n       
seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,grant  

am\nt ,a grant provid$ "u ?is section   
%all be 9 an am\nt equal to ! co/ ( !   
toll fees at ! ,panama ,canal4  7c7     
,docum5tation requir$ ,to receive a     
grant "u ?is section1 an eligible entity
 %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator          
docum5tation t su* eligible entity--    
7#a7 _h an agreem5t to dock a c>go      
vessel at a port along ! we/]n seabo>d (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int5ds to r]\te su*  
c>go vessel f su* port ?r\gh ! ,panama  
,canal to a port along ! ,gulf ( ,mexico
 or ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#b7 has an agreem5t to dock su* c>go 
vessel at su* port along ! ,gulf (      
,mexico or ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7d7 ,entities ineligible =     
grant ,any individual :o is a memb] ( ! 
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or any company   
own$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by ! ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty may n receive a grant "u
 ?is section4  7e7 ,def9ition ( eligible
 entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible  
entity means ! own] ( a c>go vessel :o  
int5ds to r]\te su* c>go vessel f a port

 along ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ?r\gh ! ,panama ,canal to a de/9ation  
locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7f7 ,fund+   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 n m   
?an #abe1jjj1jjj ( ! total am\nt (      
unobligat$ funds made available "u !    
,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 may 
be us$ to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4    
,use ( ,,covid relief funds to (fset    
%ipp+ co/s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 a ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t   
may use any unobligat$ funds made       
available to su* ,/ate or unit ( local  
gov]nm5t "u ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaf-acf7 = co/s relat$ to r]\t+ c>go   
vessels f ! we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to ! ea/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #d4 ,prohibition on collection 
( port fees ,any m>9e t]m9al op]ator 7z 
def9$ 9 section #djajb ( title #df1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 t is locat$ along !
 we/]n seabo>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &     
subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 may n collect port fees f a     
recipi5t ( a grant "u section #b t has  

r]\t$ a c>go vessel f su* m>9e t]m9al   
op]ator due to ! inability ( su* m>9e   
t]m9al op]ator to receive su* vessel4   
#e4 ,def9ition ( c>go vessel ,9 ?is     
,act1 ! t]m c>go vessel has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #aii4cj ( title #df1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74