3.0.0 3648 2020-02-14T19:15:54Z 2020-02-14T19:15:54Z House H HR 2011-12-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of New York:H.R. 3648.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3[Page H8880]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-14T16:22:11Z Referred to 2011-12-13T15:02:25Z 2011-12-14 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-12-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2243-2244) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 N L000574 Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] Jeffrey Landry R LA M. 3 2011-12-13 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2012-01-17 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-03-19 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2012-09-12 False Water Resources Development Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Water resources funding Water Resources Development 00 2011-12-13 Introduced in House 2012-03-31T17:10:16Z Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Army to assess the total operation and maintenance needs of all harbors and inland harbors within the United States, including harbors used: (1) for commercial navigation, (2) for commercial fishing, (3) for subsistence, (4) as harbors of refuge, (5) for transportation of persons, (6) in relation to domestic energy production, (7) by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and (8) for recreation purposes.

Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with transmittal of the President's FY2013 budget and biennially thereafter, to submit to specified congressional committees a report on commercial navigation projects for such harbors that identifies: (1) the operation and maintenance costs associated with the projects; (2) the amount of funding requested in the President's budget for such costs on a project-by-project basis; (3) the unmet operation and maintenance needs associated with such projects; and (4) the harbors for which the President will allocate funding over the next five fiscal years for operation and maintenance activities on a project-by-project basis.

Directs the Secretary: (1) to make expenditures to pay for harbor operation and maintenance costs based on an equitable allocation of funds among all such harbors, regardless of the size or tonnage throughput of the harbor; and (2) to allocate not less than 40% of the total expenditures in FY2013 and FY2014 to pay for operation and maintenance costs of moderate and low use harbors. Permits the Secretary, notwithstanding such requirements, to make an expenditure to pay for such costs of a specific harbor if the Secretary: (1) determines that such action is necessary to address the navigation needs of a harbor where safe navigation has been severely restricted due to an unforeseen event, and (2) provides advance notice on the need for such a determination to Congress.

]]> Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to ensure that annual expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects, and for other purposes. Display Title Harbor Fairness Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-12-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3648ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3648ih.xml 2011-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.