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Record Nr.

UNINA9910714615403321

Autore

Frittelli John

Titolo

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund expenditures / / John Frittelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, , 2011

Edizione

[[Library of Congress public edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

CRS report for Congress

Disciplina

025

Soggetti

Federal aid to transportation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Report includes color illustrations.

The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141; earliest version dated 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Report includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

In 1986, the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) was enacted to fund U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE or the Corps) activities related to the routine operation and maintenance (O & M) of harbors, namely the dredging of harbor channels to their authorized depths and widths. Economic and equity issues related to HMT expenditures and collections are the main focus of this report. Before analyzing these issues, the report reviews the legislative history of the tax and legal challenges to it, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of alternative funding mechanisms, and describes the commercial context of current dredging activity. The last section identifies legislation related to harbor maintenance funding.