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Union Calendar No. 100 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2440 

[Report No. 116–136, Part 1] 

To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

for the purposes for which the funds were collected and to ensure that 

funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used to 

support navigation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2019 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

WESTERMAN, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

JULY 2, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GIBBS, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, 

Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

WITTMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

STAUBER, and Mr. WEBER of Texas 

JULY 2, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 2, 2019 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor Maintenance 

Trust Fund for the purposes for which the funds were 

collected and to ensure that funds credited to the Harbor 

Maintenance Trust Fund are used to support navigation, 

and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Full Utilization of the 

5 Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. USE OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND TO 

7 SUPPORT NAVIGATION. 

8 Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act 

9 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AU11 THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘FUNDING FOR NAVIGATION’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(g) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING

15 LIMITS.—Amounts made available from the Harbor Main16 tenance Trust Fund under this section or section 9505 

17 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made avail18 able in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(G) of the Bal19 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

20 1985.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

22 Section 330 of the Water Resources Development Act 

23 of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note; 106 Stat. 4851) is amend24 ed— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter concur3 rent with the submission of the President’s an4 nual budget request to Congress,’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘Public Works and Trans6 portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation and 

7 Infrastructure’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(D) A description of the expected expend11 itures from the trust fund to meet the needs of 

12 navigation for the fiscal year of the budget re13 quest.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND DISCRE15 TIONARY SPENDING LIMIT ADJUSTMENT. 

16 Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer17 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(G) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST

20 FUND.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint 

22 resolution making appropriations for a fis23 cal year is enacted that specifies an 

24 amount for harbor maintenance activities, 

25 then the adjustments for that fiscal year 


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1 shall be the total of such amount in that 

2 Act for such purpose for that fiscal year, 

3 but may not exceed the total amount with4 in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

5 under subsection (a) of section 9505 of the 

6 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the last 

7 day of the fiscal year that is two years 

8 prior to that fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The adjustment 

10 under clause (i) with respect to an amount 

11 made available for harbor maintenance ac12 tivities may only be made if such 

13 amount— 

14 ‘‘(I) is derived solely from funds 

15 in such Trust Fund; and 

16 ‘‘(II) is made available for ex17 penditures described under subsection 

18 (c) of such section 9505.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 100 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2440 

[Report No. 116–136, Part 1] 

A BILL 

To provide for the use of funds in the Harbor 

other purposes. Fund are used to support navigation, and for funds credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust which the funds were collected and to ensure that Maintenance Trust Fund for the purposes for 

JULY 2, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

J

Infrastructure 

ULY 2, 2019 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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