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49 U.S.C. § 303a — Development of water transportation
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**(a) Policy.—** It is the policy of Congress—
(1) to promote, encourage, and develop water transportation, service, and facilities for the commerce of the United States; and
(2) to foster and preserve rail and water transportation.
**(b) Definition.—** In this section, “inland waterway” includes the Great Lakes.
**(c) Requirements.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) investigate the types of vessels suitable for different classes of inland waterways to promote, encourage, and develop inland waterway transportation facilities for the commerce of the United States;
(2) investigate water terminals, both for inland waterway traffic and for through traffic by water and rail, including the necessary docks, warehouses, and equipment, and investigate railroad spurs and switches connecting with those water terminals, to develop the types most appropriate for different locations and for transferring passengers or property between water carriers and rail carriers more expeditiously and economically;
(3) consult with communities, cities, and towns about the location of water terminals, and cooperate with them in preparing plans for terminal facilities;
(4) investigate the existing status of water transportation on the different inland waterways of the United States to learn the extent to which—
(A) the waterways are being used to their capacity and are meeting the demands of traffic; and
(B) water carriers using those waterways are interchanging traffic with rail carriers;
(5) investigate other matters that may promote and encourage inland water transportation; and
(6) compile, publish, and distribute information about transportation on inland waterways that the Secretary considers useful to the commercial interests of the United States.
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**(a) Policy.—** It is the policy of Congress—
(1) to promote, encourage, and develop water transportation, service, and facilities for the commerce of the United States; and
(2) to foster and preserve rail and water transportation.
**(b) Definition.—** In this section, “inland waterway” includes the Great Lakes.
**(c) Requirements.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) investigate the types of vessels suitable for different classes of inland waterways to promote, encourage, and develop inland waterway transportation facilities for the commerce of the United States;
(2) investigate water terminals, both for inland waterway traffic and for through traffic by water and rail, including the necessary docks, warehouses, and equipment, and investigate railroad spurs and switches connecting with those water terminals, to develop the types most appropriate for different locations and for transferring passengers or property between water carriers and rail carriers more expeditiously and economically;
(3) consult with communities, cities, and towns about the location of water terminals, and cooperate with them in preparing plans for terminal facilities;
(4) investigate the existing status of water transportation on the different inland waterways of the United States to learn the extent to which—
(A) the waterways are being used to their capacity and are meeting the demands of traffic; and
(B) water carriers using those waterways are interchanging traffic with rail carriers;
(5) investigate other matters that may promote and encourage inland water transportation; and
(6) compile, publish, and distribute information about transportation on inland waterways that the Secretary considers useful to the commercial interests of the United States.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Advisory committee.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “advisory committee” means a committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”) that is established or utilized to obtain advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government and that is—
(i) established by statute or reorganization plan;
(ii) established or utilized by the President; or
(iii) established or utilized by one or more agencies.
(B) *Exclusions.—* — The term “advisory committee” excludes—
(i) a committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government; and
(ii) a committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration.
(3) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Presidential advisory committee.—** — The term “Presidential advisory committee” means an advisory committee that advises the President.
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In this title, the term “vessel of the United States” means a vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title (or exempt from documentation under [section 12102(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section12102/c&num=0&edition=prelim)), numbered under chapter 123 of this title, or titled under the law of a State.
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As used in this chapter, the term “Arctic” means all United States and foreign territory north of the Arctic Circle and all United States territory north and west of the boundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers; all contiguous seas, including the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas; and the Aleutian chain.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, § 500, 41 Stat. 499; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 6, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1434; Aug. 6, 1981, Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(9), 95 Stat. 154, relating to a policy of development of water transportation, was transferred to section 142 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was repealed by Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379, and reenacted by section 4(j)(6)(A) thereof as [section 303a of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section303a&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 303a
Stat. 173; Pub. L. 109–59, title VI, § 6009(a)(2),
Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1875; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(p),
Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A,
title I, §§ 1301(b), 1302(b), 1303(b), title XI,
§ 11502(b), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1376, 1378, 1690.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
303(a) .........
49:1651(b)(2).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670,
§ 2(b)(2), 80 Stat. 931.
49:1653(f) (1st sen-
tence).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670,
§ 4(f), 80 Stat. 934; restated
Aug. 23, 1968, Pub. L.
90–495, § 18(b), 82 Stat. 824.
303(b) .........
49:1653(f) (2d sen-
tence).
303(c) .........
49:1653(f) (less 1st,
2d sentences).
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘hereby declared to be’’
before ‘‘the policy’’ are omitted as surplus. The words
‘‘of the United States Government’’ are substituted for
‘‘national’’ for clarity and consistency.
In subsection (b), the words ‘‘crossed by transpor-
tation activities or facilities’’ are substituted for ‘‘tra-
versed’’ for clarity.
In subsection (c), before clause (1), the words ‘‘After
August 23, 1968’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ are omitted as exe-
cuted. The word ‘‘transportation’’ is inserted before
‘‘program’’ for clarity. In clause (2), the words ‘‘or
project’’ are added for consistency.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 204 of title 23, referred to in subsec. (c), was
repealed and a new section 204 enacted by Pub. L.
112–141, div. A, title I, § 1119(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat.
473, 489.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, re-
ferred to in subsec. (e)(1)(A), (2)(A), is Pub. L. 91–190,
Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to
chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The P
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