3.0.0 1298 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z Senate S 2015-05-12 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-11-05T15:39:03Z Markup by 2015-06-25T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-05-12T16:30:07Z S. Rept. 114-164 2015-11-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290. Calendars 2015-11-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-164. Additional views filed. Committee 2015-11-05 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-164. Additional views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2015-06-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-05-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2015-05-12 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-05-12 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-05-12 True 2015-09-04T19:28:10Z S. 1298, Port Performance Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50800 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 25, 2015 Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Labor-management relations Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Performance measurement Transportation employees Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-23T19:49:03Z This bill directs the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to establish a port performance statistics program to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the nation's top 25 ports by tonnage, top 25 ports by 20-foot equivalent unit, and top 25 ports by dry bulk.

BTS shall require each specified U.S. port authority that receives federal assistance, or is subject to federal regulation, to report annually to the BTS on statistics, including those on capacity and throughput.

The Department of Transportation shall report periodically to Congress before the expiration of a maritime labor agreement, especially about certain port performance indicators at affected ports.

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(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to: (1) establish a port performance statistics program to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the nation's top 25 ports by tonnage, by 20-foot equivalent unit, and by dry bulk; and (2) submit annual reports that include statistics on capacity and throughput at such ports.

The BTS shall collect monthly port performance measures for each of such ports that receives federal assistance or is subject to federal regulation to submit an annual report to the BTS that includes monthly statistics on capacity and throughput as applicable to the specific configuration of the port, including:

  • the total capacity of inbound and outbound cargo;
  • the total volume of inbound and outbound cargo;
  • the average number of lifts per hour of containers by crane;
  • the average vessel turn time by vessel type;
  • the average cargo or container dwell time;
  • port storage capacity and utilization;
  • the average truck time and rail time at ports; and
  • any additional metrics as determined by the BTS after receiving recommendations from a working group established by this Act.

The BTS shall commission a working group, from which it shall obtain recommendations for:

  • specifications and data measurements for such port performance measures;
  • additionally needed data elements for measuring port performance; and
  • a process for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect timely and consistent data, including identifying safeguards to protect proprietary information.

The BTS shall ensure that the statistics compiled under this Act are readily accessible to the public, consistent with applicable security constraints and confidentiality interests.

The bill subjects such port performance measures to specified BTS disclosure restrictions.

(Sec. 4) DOT shall submit to Congress by one year before, and by three months before, the expiration of a maritime labor agreement and monthly thereafter until a new agreement is adopted, a report that includes port performance indicators at affected ports, including:

  • the number and type of vessels awaiting berthing, including average wait time;
  • the number of cancelled vessel calls;
  • an estimate of the economic impact associated with any delays both at the port and across the national economy;
  • an estimate of the amount of time required to clear any congestion;
  • the average number of positions ordered and filled; and
  • any other factors that might have created delays.
]]> Port Performance Act Display Title Port Performance Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Reported to Senate Port Performance Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1298rs/xml/BILLS-114s1298rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1298is/xml/BILLS-114s1298is.xml 2015-11-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290. 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.