S.1509 - Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System. as introduced.
  • Short: Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping Enhancement Act of 2009 as introduced.

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07/23/09
New act introduced for US-Canada c...

The act, S. 1509, would repeal the .125 percent tax assessed on non-bulk cargo transported between US ports and cargo imported to the US ...

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Blog Coverage

06/17/10
NOAA bureaucrats attempt to muzzle...

On May 24, the improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act of 2007 (Senate Bill S. 1509) was introduced before the Senate. The bill, ...

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01/27/10
Transportation Reports: Harbor Mai...

H.R. 3486, H.R. 638, S. 551, and S. 1509 would repeal the tax on non-bulk cargo shipped on the Great Lakes and along the coasts in an eff...

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01/23/10
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H.R. 3486, H.R. 638, S. 551, and S. 1509 would repeal the tax on non-bulk cargo shipped on the Great Lakes and along the coasts in an eff...

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12/26/09
Multinível X Pirâmides « Blog do Beto

Our first effort in this area was in 1975 on the federal level when S. 1509 twice passed the U.S. Senate. In the 1980s we worked with the...

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11/18/09
Landesamt für Finanzen - Aktuelle ...

I S. 1509) werden seit dem Kalenderjahr 2008 auch Ruhestandsbeamtinnen und Ruhestandsbeamte in die staatlich geförderte Altersvorsorge (s...

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07/29/09
H.R.3447: Harbor Maintenance Trust...

H.R. 3447 would spend down the surplus in the HMTF. H.R. 2355 would increase the tax rate and expand use of the HMTF for landside port in...

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07/29/09
H.R.3486: To amend the Internal Re...

[1]. Users supporting H.R.3486 (1) are also: Supporting Bill. H.R.638 Short Sea Shipping Pr... [1]; H.R.528 Short Sea Shipping Ac... [1];...

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07/25/09
Congress this week July 20-25, 200...

Jul 23, 2009 - Bill Action Introduced: S. 1509: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance t...

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07/23/09
Stabenow, Levin Introduce Great La...

The act, S. 1509, would repeal the .125 percent tax assessed on non-bulk cargo transported between U.S. ports and cargo imported to the U...

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07/21/09
Bill Action: Introduced: S. 1509: ...

Debbie Ann Stabenow [D-MI] introduced S. 1509: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance ta...

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