117 S4780 IS: Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-08-04 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4780IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 4, 2022Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo amend the definition of marine highway transportation to include the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo that is bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Marine Highway Transportation Act of 2022 .

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Marine highway transportation definition amendment

Section 55605(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subparagraph (C), by striking or after the semicolon;(2)by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and(3)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:(D)bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck; or.