Inland Waterways: Recent Proposals and Issues For Congress

Stern, Charles V.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Waterways;    Inland water transportation;    Water resources;    Policy analysis;   

RP-ID  :  R41430
RP-ID  :  R41430_2011January20

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This brief discusses the major issues for Congress which include whether to increase inland waterway funding in the future (and by what amount); the appropriate type of revenue stream (e.g., fuel taxes or lockage fees) for the user-required portion of these projects; division of the cost-share responsibilities between the federal government and commercial users (e.g., 50/50 or some other division); and whether to initiate process-based recommendations that some argue will improve the delivery and efficiency of Corps-led IWTF projects.