,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbf,mr4  
,la,lota 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c\rtney7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 s t a   
privately or majority-privately own$    
f]ry or f]ry t]m9al facility is an      
eligible entity = purposes (            
p>ticipation 9 ! ,f]ry ,boat ,program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,int]/ate ,f]ry    
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to all[   
privately own$ f]ries & f]ry t]m9al     
facilities to be eligible = ,f]ry ,boat 
,program  7a7 ,p]missibility ( ,f$]al   
p>ticipation 9 con/ruction ( privately  
own$ f]ries or f]ry t]m9al facilities   
,section #abi7;c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7 be=e
 ,! op]ation2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ on a r\te
 & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &

 ins]t+ on a r\te--  7i7 classifi$ z a  
public road )9 ! ,/ate & :i* has n be5  
designat$ z a r\te on ! ,int]/ate ,sy/em
 or on a public transit f]ry eligible "u
 *apt] #ec ( title #di2 or  7ii7 betwe5 
#b adjo9+ ,/ates & t connects "o or m   
public roads4  7,b7 ,projects "u ?is    
subsection may be eligible = bo? f]ry   
boats c>ry+ c>s & pass5g]s & f]ry boats 
c>ry+ pass5g]s only4  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph
 7#c7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by    
/rik+ %all be & all t foll[s ?r\gh !    
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ %all be--  7i7  
publicly own$ or op]at$2  7ii7 majority 
publicly own$1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es )
 respect to su* majority publicly own$  
f]ry or f]ry t]m9al facility t ! f]ry   
boat or f]ry t]m9al facility provides   
sub/antial public b5efits2 or  7iii7 )  
respect to a f]ry t op]ates betwe5 #b   
adjo9+ ,/ates or a f]ry t]m9al facility 
t supports su* a f]ry1 privately own$ or
 majority privately own$1 if ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es ) respect to su* f]ry or f]ry 
t]m9al facility t ! f]ry boat or f]ry   

t]m9al facility provides sub/antial     
public b5efits or o!rwise meets ! =emo/ 
ne$s ( ! surface transportation sy/em   
describ$ 9 section #aja7;b77#c77;,d74  2
 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--  7i7 by   
/rik+ ,any ,f$]al p>ticipation & ins]t+ 
7i7 ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 any
 ,f$]al p>ticipation2 &  7ii7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ii7 ,f$]al
 p>ticipation may involve ! con/ruction 
or pur*ase1 = private own]%ip1 (-- 7,i7 
a f]ry boat t op]ates betwe5 #b adjo9+  
,/ates2 or  7,,ii7 a f]ry t]m9al        
facility or any o!r eligible project "u 
?is section t supports su* f]ry boat4  2
 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#d7--  7,a7 by     
ins]t+ 7,a7 be=e ,! op]at+ au?ority2    
7,b7 by /rik+ su* f]ry & ins]t+ a       
publicly own$ or a majority publicly    
own$ f]ry2  7,c7 by /rik+ a privately   
op]at$ toll f]ry & ins]t+ a privately   
op]at$ toll f]ry n subject to           
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,d7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,a  
privately own$ or majority privately    

own$ f]ry op]at+ betwe5 #b adjo9+ ,/ates
 may *>ge a f>e = passage on su* f]ry 9 
an am\nt n m ?an ! sum ( an am\nt       
necess>y to produce rev5ues suffici5t to
 cov] actual & necess>y co/s ( op]ation1
 ma9t5ance1 repair1 debt s]vice1        
negotiat$ managem5t fees1 plus an am\nt 
t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is a reasonable  
rate ( return = ! f]ry4 ,all rev5ues    
d]iv$ !refrom %all be appli$ to su*     
actual & necess>y co/s1 except ! f]ry   
may reta9 ! am\nt t ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 is a reasonable rate ( return4  4  7b7 
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,surface         
transportation block grant program      
,section #acc7;b77#a77;,b7 ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7,b7 f]ry boats & t]m9al       
facilities t are eligible = fund+ "u    
section #abi7;c72  4  7#b7 ,con/ruction 
( f]ry boats & f]ry t]m9al facilities   
,section #adg7;c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ public  
entities & ins]t+ entities4  7c7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 

section %all take affect ) respect to a 
privately own$1 or majority privately   
own$1 f]ry or f]ry t]m9al facility =    
purposes ( eligibility ( ! program "u   
section #adg ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 on ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4