A bill to establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation in the Arctic, consistent with customary international law, with the intention of uniting Arctic nations in a cooperative Arctic shipping union, where voluntary collective maritime shipping fees will help fund the infrastructural and environmental demands of safe and reliable shipping in the region.
USA115th CongressS-3740| Senate
| Updated: 12/11/2018
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Shipping and Environmental Arctic Leadership Act or the SEAL Act This bill creates the U.S. Arctic Seaway Infrastructure Development Corporation to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state of Alaska, and regional port authorities, to construct deep water port facilities within the Alaskan region necessary to manage and facilitate increased marine traffic.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7434-7435)
Transportation and Public Works
AlaskaArctic and polar regionsCoast guardCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of TransportationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees
A bill to establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation in the Arctic, consistent with customary international law, with the intention of uniting Arctic nations in a cooperative Arctic shipping union, where voluntary collective maritime shipping fees will help fund the infrastructural and environmental demands of safe and reliable shipping in the region.
USA115th CongressS-3740| Senate
| Updated: 12/11/2018
Shipping and Environmental Arctic Leadership Act or the SEAL Act This bill creates the U.S. Arctic Seaway Infrastructure Development Corporation to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state of Alaska, and regional port authorities, to construct deep water port facilities within the Alaskan region necessary to manage and facilitate increased marine traffic.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7434-7435)
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AlaskaArctic and polar regionsCoast guardCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of TransportationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesInfrastructure developmentInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionNavigation, waterways, harborsTransportation safety and securityUser charges and fees