,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bi1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,casey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fett]man7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a task =ce on wat]way       
freight div]sification & economic       
developm5t 9 ! ,ohio1 ,allegh5y1 &      
,monongahela ,riv] corridors1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wat]way ,activation t     
,t>gets ,economic ,revitalization1      
,welcomes ,activity1 & ,yields ,success 
,act or ! ,,wat]ways ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 inl& wat]ways   
provide a valuable res\rce = mov+       
agricultural1 en]gy1 & o!r commodities  
to m>ket 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 fur!r 
utilization ( ! wat]ways w\ld b5efit !  
,unit$ ,/ates because b>ges are among ! 
safe/ & mo/ environm5tally responsible  
ways to transport freight1 ) b>ge       
transport be+ m fuel effici5t & hav+ l[]

 emissions ?an o!r me?ods1 :ile also    
result+ 9 few] injuries p] work] ?an    
rail or truck transport2  7#c7 giv5     
exi/+ issues ) supply *a9s1 x is        
critical t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "w to exp&
 & promote inl& wat]way access1         
especially 9 regions t are coal         
communities or h suff]$ f               
de9du/rialization2 &  7#d7 x is (       
critical importance t ! inve/m5ts made  
possible by ! ,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t &
 ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace 
,/at4 #dbi71 ,public ,law #aag-afi      
7commonly kn[n z ! ,inflation ,r$uction 
,act ( #bjbb7 7#acf ,/at4 #ahah71 & o!r 
rec5t legislation1 su* z ,public ,law   
#aag-afg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,,*ips &    
,sci5ce ,act ( #bjbb7 7#acf ,/at4       
#acff71 are made ) an eye t[>d utiliz+ !
 inl& wat]ways network to maximize !    
impact ( ^? inve/m5ts4  #c4 ,task =ce on
 wat]way freight div]sification &       
economic developm5t  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ ,/ate ,! t]m   
cov]$ ,/ate means ea* ( ! ,/ates (      

,p5nsylvania1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,indiana1  
,ill9ois1 ,k5tucky1 ,ohio1 & ,t5nessee4 
7#b7 ,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p ,! t]m     
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p means !         
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on ,coal & ,p[] 
,plant ,communities & ,economic         
,revitalization e/abli%$ by section #bah
 ( ,executive ,ord] #adjjh 7#hf ,f$4    
,reg4 #gfbh2 relat+ to ,tackl+ !        
,climate ,crisis at ,home & ,abroad74   
7#c7 ,task =ce ,! t]m task =ce means !  
task =ce e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74    
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,int]ag5cy ,work+    
,gr\p %all e/abli% a task =ce on wat]way
 freight div]sification & economic      
developm5t 9 ! ,ohio1 ,allegh5y1 &      
,monongahela ,riv] corridors4  7c7      
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! task =ce    
%all be compos$ (-- 7,a7 f ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t1 repres5tatives (-- 7i7 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation2  7ii7 !    
,corps ( ,eng9e]s2  7iii7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,en]gy2  7iv7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2   
7v7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7vi7 ! 
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration2    

7vii7 ! ,m>itime ,adm9i/ration2  7viii7 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2  7ix7 !           
,appala*ian ,regional ,commission2  7x7 
! ,coa/ ,gu>d2  7xi7 ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy2  7xii7 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior2 &  7xiii7 any o!r ,f$]al   
ag5cy or dep>tm5t ! ,co-,*airs ( !      
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p det]m9e to be   
appropriate2  7,b7 at ! discretion ( a  
cov]$ ,/ate1 repres5tatives ( relevant  
ag5cies ( ! cov]$ ,/ate2 &  7,c7 local  
/akehold]s involv$ 9 economic           
developm5t1 transportation1 community   
developm5t1 & wat] res\rce developm5t & 
cons]vation along ! ,ohio1 ,allegh5y1 & 
,monongahela ,riv] corridors1 su* z     
metropolitan & rural plann+             
organizations1 economic developm5t      
di/ricts1 units ( local gov]nm5t1 &     
community-bas$ organizations4  7#b7     
,appo9tm5t ,! ,co-,*airs ( ! ,int]ag5cy 
,work+ ,gr\p %all appo9t ! memb]s ( !   
task =ce "u p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,duties 
,! task =ce %all-- 7#a7 conv5e on an ad 
hoc basis to /udy1 & develop            

recomm5dations to improve1 wat]way      
freight use & economic developm5t 9 !   
,ohio1 ,allegh5y1 & ,monongahela ,riv]  
corridors2  7#b7 facilitate inve/m5t 9 !
 ,ohio1 ,allegh5y1 & ,monongahela ,riv] 
corridors by id5tify+ critical projects 
& connect+ ^? projects ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 
& local fund+ opportunities2  7#c7      
coord9ate & activate /akehold]s ar\nd   
wat]way developm5t2 &  7#d7 submit to ! 
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p an annual report
 t describes-- 7,a7 ! recomm5dations ( !
 task =ce "u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! progress 
9 implem5t+ ^? recomm5dations2 &  7,b7 !
 activities ( ! task =ce "u p>agraphs   
7#b7 & 7#c74  7e7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjcd1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  #d4 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9   
?is ,act-- 7#a7 satisfies any requirem5t
 = gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t consultation )  
an ,indian ,tribe2 or  7#b7 affects or  
modifies a treaty or any o!r "r ( an    

,indian ,tribe4