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To amend title 46, United States Code, to include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Funds, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6882 · 117th Congress · Mar 1, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Definitions of eligible and qualified vessels

(a)
Eligible vessel— Section 53501(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and

“(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater.”

(b)
Qualified vessel— Section 53501(5) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and

“(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater.”

Sec. 2 Establishing a Capital Construction Fund

Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(including transportation on a ferry, passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater)” after “short sea transportation”.