S.3199 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax.

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax. as introduced.

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6/25/2008--Introduced.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at: (1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in C

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6/25/2008--Introduced.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at:
(1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or
(2) such a port in Canada and unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland.
Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, encompassing the five Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the Saint Lawrence River.

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04/13/10
S.3199: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010 ...

On Wednesday, December 22, President Obama signed the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act of 2010 (H.R. 1246/S. 3199) into law. Ag Bell welcomed the bill's passage. During the legislative process, the non-partisan ... Source: Life is Bl

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09/11/08
Deep Water Writing: Short Seas Shipping one step closer?

Specifically, the bill (S. 3199) provides that no HMT would be imposed on non-bulk commercial cargo “that is loaded at a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another port in the U.S. mainland after transport solely by coastal route ...

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09/09/08
Bill would free coastwise shipping of non-bulk cargo from HMT

Specifically, the bill (S. 3199) provides that no HMT would be imposed on non-bulk commercial cargo “that is loaded at a port in the US mainland and unloaded at another port in the US mainland after transport solely by coastal route or ...

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