Sec. 6006. Study of freight transportation fee
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, shall establish a joint task force to study the establishment and administration of a fee on multimodal freight surface transportation services. The study required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An estimation of the revenue that a fee of up to 1 percent on freight transportation services would raise. An identification of the entities that would be subject to such a fee paid by the owners or suppliers of cargo. An analysis of the administrative capacity of Federal agencies and freight industry participants to collect such a fee and ensure compliance with fee requirements. Policy options to prevent avoidance of such a fee, including diversion of freight services to foreign countries. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Finance of the Senate the study required under subsection (a).