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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4870 

To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great 

Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 26 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 

Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. PORTMAN, and Ms. STABENOW) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVEL4 OPMENT CORPORATION. 

5 (a) RENAMING THE SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DE6 VELOPMENT CORPORATION.—The Act of May 13, 1954 

7 (33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.) is amended— 

8 (1) in section 1 (33 U.S.C. 981), by striking 

9 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 

2 Development Corporation’’; and 

3 (2) in section 2(b) (33 U.S.C. 982(b)), by strik4 ing ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora5 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea6 way Development Corporation’’. 

7 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Saint Law8 rence Seaway Development Corporation in any law, regu9 lation, document, record, Executive order, or other paper 

10 of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference 

11 to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 

12 Corporation. 

13 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) TITLE 5.—Section 5315 of title 5, United 

15 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint Law16 rence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop18 ment Corporation’’. 

19 (2) TITLE 18.—Section 2282B of title 18, 

20 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 

21 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop23 ment Corporation’’. 

24 (3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 

25 9505(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 


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1 (26 U.S.C. 9505(a)(2)) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway 

4 Development Corporation’’. 

5 (4) TITLE 31.—Section 9101(3)(K) of title 31, 

6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Saint 

7 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop9 ment Corporation’’. 

10 (5) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

11 1986.—The Water Resources Development Act of 

12 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (A) in section 206 (33 U.S.C. 2234), by 

14 striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

15 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. 

16 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’; 

17 (B) in section 210(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 

18 2238(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea19 way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop21 ment Corporation’’; 

22 (C) in section 214(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 

23 2241(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Sea24 way Development Corporation’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop2 ment Corporation’’; and 

3 (D) in section 1132(b) (33 U.S.C. 

4 2309(b)), by striking ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway 

5 Development Corporation’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop7 ment Corporation’’ each place it appears. 

8 (6) TITLE 46.—Title 46, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (A) in section 2109, by striking ‘‘Saint 

11 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea13 way Development Corporation’’; 

14 (B) in section 8103(g), by striking ‘‘Saint 

15 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea17 way Development Corporation’’; 

18 (C) in section 8503(c), by striking ‘‘Saint 

19 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea21 way Development Corporation’’; 

22 (D) in section 55112(a)(3), by striking 

23 ‘‘St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora24 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence 

25 Seaway Development Corporation’’; 


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1 (E) in section 55331(3), by striking ‘‘Saint 

2 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea4 way Development Corporation’’; and 

5 (F) in section 70032, by striking ‘‘Saint 

6 Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sea8 way Development Corporation’’ each place it 

9 appears. 

10 (7) TITLE 49.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Title 49, United States 

12 Code, is amended— 

13 (i) in section 110— 

14 (I) in the heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway De16 velopment Corporation’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Great Lakes St. Law18 rence Seaway Development 

19 Corporation’’; and 

20 (II) in subsection (a), by striking 

21 ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

22 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great 

23 Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop24 ment Corporation’’; and 


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1 (ii) in section 6314(c)(2)(G), by strik2 ing ‘‘Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

3 Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes 

4 St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor5 poration’’. 

6 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 

7 sections for chapter 1 of subtitle I of title 49, 

8 United States Code, is amended by amending 

9 the item relating to section 110 to read as fol10 lows: 

‘‘110. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.’’. 

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