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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 3684 (EAS) — 117 HR 3684 EAS: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · Sec. 71103

Sec. 71103. Ferry service for rural communities

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In this section: The term basic essential ferry service means scheduled ferry transportation service. The term eligible service means a ferry service that— operated a regular schedule at any time during the 5-year period ending on March 1, 2020; and served not less than 2 rural areas located more than 50 sailing miles apart. The term rural area has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
The Secretary shall establish a program to ensure that basic essential ferry service is provided to rural areas by providing funds to States to provide such basic essential ferry service. The Secretary shall establish requirements and criteria for participation in the program under this section, including requirements for the provision of funds to States. The Secretary shall establish criteria for the waiver of any requirement under this section. An eligible service that receives funds from a State under this section shall not be attributed to an urbanized area for purposes of apportioning funds under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.
An eligible service that receives funds from a State under this section shall not receive funds apportioned under section 5336 or 5337 of title 49, United States Code, in the same fiscal year. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to other uses of funds under this section, an eligible entity may use amounts made available under this section to pay the operating costs of the eligible entity. .
Section 218(c) of title 23, United States Code (as amended by section 11116 of division A), is amended by inserting operation, repair, after purchase, .
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