3.0.0 1345 2023-01-15T17:04:09Z 2023-01-15T17:04:09Z Senate S S 2003-06-26 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-06-26T19:52:16Z Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act of 2003 108 2704 HR 2003-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Related bill CRS 2003-06-26 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2003-06-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8734-8735) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-06-26 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-06-26 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-06-26 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-06-26 True E000286 Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] JOHN EDWARDS D NC 2003-06-26 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-06-26 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-06-26 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-06-26 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-06-26 True H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2003-06-26 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-07-08 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2004-01-21 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-01-28 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2004-02-05 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2004-04-27 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2004-04-27 False Transportation and Public Works Alcohol as fuel Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Commerce Compressed natural gas Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Transportation Diesel motor Economics and Public Finance Education Electric vehicles Electronic government information Energy Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal aid to air pollution control Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Fuel cells Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Higher education Labor and Employment Liquefied natural gas Maintenance and repair Marine engines Marine terminals Motor vehicle pollution control Passenger ships Public-private partnerships Research and development Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Shipbuilding Traffic congestion Transportation research Transportation and Public Works 00 2003-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-25T21:14:51Z Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for FY 2004 through 2009 for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.

Amends Federal highway law to make ferry maintenance (currently, only terminal) facilities eligible for Federal funding.

Amends Federal transportation law to include ferries within the Federal clean fuels program.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a Ferry Joint Program Office to coordinate Federal programs affecting ferry boat and facility construction, maintenance, and operation, and to promote ferry service as a component of the Nation's transportation system; (2) maintain a national ferry database containing ferry routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, funding sources, and related information; and (3) make grants to an institution of higher education to establish a National Ferry Transportation Institute for research, development, training programs, etc. relating to U.S. ferry transportation systems.

]]> Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act Display Title Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate 2003-06-26T04:00:00Z 2003-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.