,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #edi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,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 for use or used by a vessel which 
is both described in section            
#djdb7;c77#a7 and actually engaged in   
trade between the ,atlantic 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 fuel sold for use or used
 after ,december #ca1 #bjbe4