§55605. Definitions — Inbound Citations
46 U.S.C. § 55605
Cited by 31 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §55605(1)
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(A) coordinate with ports, State departments of transportation, localities, other public agencies, and appropriate private sector entities on the development of landside facilities and infrastructure to support marine highway transportation; and
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(1) The Secretary may designate a route as a marine highway transportation route, or modify such a designation, if—(A) such route—(i) provides a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation;(ii) mitigates or relieves landside congestion;(iii) promotes marine highway transportation; or(iv) uses vessels documented under chapter 121; and(B) such designation or modification is requested by—(i) the government of a State or territory;(ii) a metropolitan planning organization;(iii) a port authority;(iv) a non-Federal navigation district; or(v) a Tribal government.
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(iii) promotes marine highway transportation; or
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(1) The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to implement a marine highway transportation project or a component of such a project if the Secretary determines that the project or component—(A) meets the criteria referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A); and(B) develops, expands, or promotes—(i) marine highway transportation; or(ii) shipper use of marine highway transportation.
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(i) marine highway transportation; or
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(ii) shipper use of marine highway transportation.
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(I) the marine highway route to be served by the marine highway transportation project;
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(II) the supporters of the marine highway transportation project, which may include business affiliations, private sector stakeholders, State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, municipalities, or other governmental entities (including Tribal governments), as applicable;
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(IV) the performance measure for the marine highway transportation project, such as volumes of cargo or passengers moved, or contribution to environmental mitigation, safety, reduced vehicle miles traveled, or reduced maintenance and repair costs.
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(I) the marine highway transportation project is financially viable; and
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(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into memorandums of understanding with the heads of other Federal entities to transport federally owned or generated cargo using a marine highway transportation project designated under section 55601 when practical or available.
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(b) The Secretary shall consult shippers and other participants in transportation logistics and develop proposals for short-term incentives to encourage the use of marine highway transportation.
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(a) The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities, State and local governments, Tribal governments, and appropriate private sector entities, may develop strategies to encourage the use of marine highway transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo.
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(1) assess the extent to which States, local governments, and Tribal governments include marine highway transportation and other marine transportation solutions in transportation planning;
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(2) encourage State and Tribal departments of transportation to develop strategies, where appropriate, to incorporate marine highway transportation, ferries, and other marine transportation solutions for regional and interstate transport of freight and passengers in transportation planning; and
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The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may conduct research on marine highway transportation, regarding—
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(1) the economic effects of marine highway transportation on the United States economy;
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(2) the effects of marine highway transportation, including with respect to the provision of additional transportation options, on rural areas;
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(3) the environmental and transportation benefits to be derived from marine highway transportation alternatives for other forms of transportation;
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(4) technology, vessel design, and other improvements that would reduce emissions, increase fuel economy, and lower costs of marine highway transportation and increase the efficiency of intermodal transfers; and
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(5) solutions to impediments to marine highway transportation projects designated under section 55601.
Citations to §55605(2)
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(3) Coordination with other Federal agencies or with State, local, or Tribal governments, as appropriate, under paragraph (2)(B) may include—(A) activities that are associated with the development or approval of validation and testing regimes; and(B) certification or validation of emerging technologies or practices that demonstrate significant environmental or other benefits to domestic maritime industries.
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(B) a vessel owned and operated by a State or Tribal government and facilities associated with the operation of such vessel.
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(v) a Tribal government.
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(II) the supporters of the marine highway transportation project, which may include business affiliations, private sector stakeholders, State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, municipalities, or other governmental entities (including Tribal governments), as applicable;
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(i) to an eligible entity that is a Tribal government; or
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(D) a Tribal government; or
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(a) The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities, State and local governments, Tribal governments, and appropriate private sector entities, may develop strategies to encourage the use of marine highway transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo.
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(1) assess the extent to which States, local governments, and Tribal governments include marine highway transportation and other marine transportation solutions in transportation planning;
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(3) encourage groups of States, Tribal governments, and multistate transportation entities to determine how marine highways can address congestion, bottlenecks, and other interstate transportation challenges.
Citations to §55605(3)
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(E) a United States private sector operator of marine highway projects or private sector owners of facilities, including an Alaska Native Corporation, with an endorsement letter from the requester of a marine highway route designation or modification referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B).