Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act

Bill: 118-hr-4618
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Infrastructure development

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Navigation, waterways, harbors
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's)&nbsp;Port Infrastructure Development Program to allow MARAD to award grants for port infrastructure development projects that support the loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4618 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2023 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to support the loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act . 2. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subclause (III) by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subclause (IV)(ii) by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) port infrastructure that supports the loading and unloading of commercially harvested fish and fish products. .