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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1774IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 11, 2019Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019.

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Liquefied natural gas equivalent for purposes of Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate

(a)

In general

Section 4042(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (A)The Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate is 29 cents per gallon (per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas).. (b)

Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel

Section 4042(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (5)

Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel with respect to liquefied natural gas

For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel means 6.06 pounds of liquefied natural gas.. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to any sale or use of fuel during any calendar quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.