Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 12/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-12-16Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
- 2021-12-16Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-12-16Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-04-28Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2021-03-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-03-03Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-12-16 (25)
Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards.
Specifically, the Coast Guard must
- keep channels and harbors in the Great Lakes open to navigation not less than 90% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways; and
- in a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, keep channels and harbors open to navigation at least 70% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways.
Additionally, the Coast Guard must establish and maintain a database for collecting, archiving, and disseminating data on icebreaking operations and commercial vessel transit in the Great Lakes during ice season.
The bill also directs the Coast Guard to acquire a Great Lakes icebreaker that is at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw.
The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress a report on the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking program.
Cosponsors (4)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Subjects
- Canada
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- Great Lakes
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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