3.0.0 1499 2023-01-11T19:52:12Z 2023-01-11T19:52:12Z House H HR 2007-03-13 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-13T14:32:35Z Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 110 981 HR 2007-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2007 110 1683 S 2007-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. 110 3199 S 2008-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2007-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2464) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2007-03-21 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-03-29 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2007-03-29 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2007-04-25 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-05-14 False Taxation Economics and Public Finance Excise tax Freight Great Lakes Harbors Marine terminals St. Lawrence Seaway Transportation and Public Works User charges Taxation 00 2007-03-13 Introduced in House 2007-04-07T15:17:20Z Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax cargo contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on a vessel, or cargo loaded on a vessel by means of wheeled technology, that is: (1) loaded at a U.S. port and unloaded at another U.S. port or a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or (2) loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System and unloaded at a U.S. port.

Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota and Sept. Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.

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