[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 915 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 915

    To provide for the duty-free entry of certain tramway cars and 
    associated spare parts for use by the city of Portland, Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2005

 Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the duty-free entry of certain tramway cars and 
    associated spare parts for use by the city of Portland, Oregon.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CERTAIN TRAMWAY CARS AND ASSOCIATED SPARE PARTS.

    (a) In General.--The Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security shall admit 
free of duty 3 tramway cars (provided for in subheading 8603.10.00 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) manufactured in 
Ostrava, Czech Republic, for the use by the city of Portland, Oregon, 
and imported pursuant to a contract with the city of Portland, Oregon, 
and associated spare parts for such tramway cars (provided for in 
applicable subheadings of heading 8607 or other headings of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) imported pursuant to 
such contract, the foregoing to be entered into the customs territory 
of the United States by not later than December 31, 2006.
    (b) Reliquidation; Refund of Amounts Owed.--If the liquidation of 
the entry of any of the tramway cars or associated spare parts 
described in subsection (a) becomes final before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and 
Border Protection, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall--
            (1) within 15 days after such date, reliquidate the entry 
        in accordance with the provisions of this Act; and
            (2) at the time of such reliquidation, make the appropriate 
        refund of any duty paid with respect to the entry.
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