,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #diic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4  
,ezell 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>t] (        
,l\isiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #df1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to include ! replacem5t or
 pur*ase ( additional c>go h&l+ equipm5t
 z an eligible purpose = ,capital       
,con/ruction ,funds1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,def9itions ( c>go h&l+ equipm5t &  
m>9e t]m9al ,section #eceja ( title #df1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 r$esignat+-- 7,a7 subsections 7#b7 &   
7#c71 z subsections 7#c7 & 7#d71        
respectively2 &  7,b7 subsections 7#d71 
7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 & 7#i71 z       
subsections 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71     
7#aj71 & 7#aa71 respectively2  7#b7 by  
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7#a71 ! foll[+3  
7#b7 ,c>go h&l+ equipm5t ,! t]m c>go    
h&l+ equipm5t means any vehicle or      
l&-bas$ equipm5t1 & ! associat$ m>9e    

t]m9al or port l&side infra/ructure1 us$
 at a m>9e t]m9al to lift or move c>go--
 7,a7 manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or 
7,b7 manufactur$ outside ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 if su* equipm5t is n produc$ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 suffici5t & reasonably 
available quantities or ( a satisfactory
 quality z det]m9$ by ! m>9e t]m9al     
op]ator4  2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7#d71 z r$esignat$ by        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,m>9e    
t]m9al ,! t]m m>9e t]m9al means :>ves1  
bulkheads1 quays1 pi]s1 docks & o!r b]?+
 locations & adjac5t /orage or adjac5t  
areas & /ructures associat$ ) ! prim>y  
movem5t ( c>go or mat]ials f vessel to  
%ore1 or f %ore to vessel1 includ+      
/ructures :i* are devot$ to receiv+1    
h&l+1 hold+1 consolidat+1 load+1 or     
deliv]y ( wat]borne %ipm5ts1 includ+    
areas devot$ to ! ma9t5ance ( ! t]m9al  
or equipm5t4  4  #b4 ,e/abli%+ a capital
 con/ruction fund ,section #ecejc (     
title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7a7 &  

ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,a 
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates own+ or leas+  
an eligible vessel may make an agreem5t 
) ! ,secret>y "u ?is *apt] to e/abli% a 
capital con/ruction fund = ! vessel4    
7#b7 ,an op]ator ( a ,unit$ ,/ates m>9e 
t]m9al may make an agreem5t ) !         
,secret>y "u ?is *apt] to e/abli% a     
capital con/ruction fund = ! m>9e       
t]m9al4  2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection  
7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 ,all[able   
purpose ,! purpose ( ! agreem5t %all be 
to provide-- 7#a7 replacem5t vessels1   
additional vessels1 or recon/ruct$      
vessels1 built 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
docum5t$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 = 
op]ation 9 ! =eign or dome/ic trade ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 replacem5t c>go 
h&l+ equipm5t1 additional c>go h&l+     
equipm5t1 or recon/ruct$ c>go h&l+      
equipm5t = op]ation at m>9e t]m9als 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  4  #c4 ,deposits &      
)drawals ,section #ecejd7;b7 ( title    
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ or ,unit$ ,/ates m>9e t]m9al aft]

 agreem5t vessel4  #d4 ,ceil+ on        
deposits ,section #eceje7;a7 ( title    
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7#a7 by ins]t+ 1 or !
 op]ation ( a m>9e t]m9al 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates aft] 9 ! fi%]ies ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7#b7 by     
ins]t+ or c>go h&l+ equipm5t aft]       
agreem5t vessels2 &  7#c7 9 subp>agraph 
7#c7 by ins]t+ or c>go h&l+ equipm5t    
aft] bo? in/ances ( agreem5t vessel4    
#e4 ,qualifi$ )drawals ,section #eceji (
 ! title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7a7 &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to subsections 7b7 & 7c71 a )drawal f a 
capital con/ruction fund is a qualifi$  
)drawal if x is made "u ! t]ms ( !      
agreem5t & is =-- 7#a7 ! acquisition1   
con/ruction1 or recon/ruction (-- 7,a7 a
 qualifi$ vessel or a b>ge or conta9] t 
is "p ( ! complem5t ( a qualifi$ vessel2
 or  7,b7 c>go h&l+ equipm5t2 or  7#b7 !
 paym5t ( ! pr9cipal on indebt$ness     
incurr$ 9 ! acquisition1 con/ruction1 or

 recon/ruction (-- 7,a7 a qualifi$      
vessel or a b>ge or conta9] t is "p ( ! 
complem5t ( a qualifi$ vessel2 or  7,b7 
c>go h&l+ equipm5t4  2  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection  
7e72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,fully automat$ c>go 
h&l+ equipm5t ,no )drawals may be made f
 a capital con/ruction fund to pur*ase  
fully automat$ c>go h&l+ equipm5t t is  
remotely op]at$ or remotely monitor$ )  
or )\t ! ex]cise ( human int]v5tion or  
control1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es su*    
equipm5t w\ld result 9 a net loss ( jobs
 )9 a m>9e t]m9al4  7d7 ,prohibition on 
,,prc cranes ,no )drawals may be made f 
a capital con/ruction fund to pur*ase   
cranes manufactur$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a4  4  #f4 ,treatm5t ( qualifi$      
)drawals & basis ( prop]ty ,section     
#eceaj ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b7 by    
ins]t+ c>go h&l+ equipm5t1 aft] bo?     
in/ances ( b>ge12  7#b7 9 subsection 7c7
 by ins]t+ c>go h&l+ equipm5t1 aft] bo? 

in/ances ( b>ge12 &  7#c7 9 subsection  
7d7 by ins]t+ c>go h&l+ equipm5t1 aft]  
b>ges14  #g4 ,,fifo & ,,lifo )drawals   
,section #eceab ( title #df1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ c>go h&l+
 equipm5t1 aft] advanc$4  #h4 ,c>go h&l+
 equipm5t availability ,! ,secret>y %all
 annually publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a   
reque/ = in=mation reg>d+ ! availability
 ( c>go h&l+ equipm5t manufactur$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & %all %>e ! results ( su*
 reque/ = in=mation ) capital           
con/ruction fund hold]s4