Sec. 3504. Multistate, State, and regional transportation planning
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Chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 55602 the following: The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities, State and local governments, and appropriate private sector entities, may develop strategies to encourage the use of marine highway transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo. If the Secretary develops strategies under subsection (a), the Secretary may— assess the extent to which States and local governments include marine highway transportation and other marine transportation solutions in transportation planning; encourage State departments of transportation to develop strategies, where appropriate, to incorporate marine highway transportation, ferries, and other marine transportation solutions for regional and interstate transport of freight and passengers in transportation planning; and encourage groups of States and multistate transportation entities to determine how marine highways can address congestion, bottlenecks, and other interstate transportation challenges. .
The analysis for chapter 556 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 55603 and inserting the following: 55603. Multistate, State, and regional transportation planning. .