Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities

Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities
Current Law	Administration Proposal H.R. 2088 & S. 1072 as Modified SAFETEA of 2003	House H.R. 3 as Passed House TEA-LU	Senate H.R. 3 as Passed Senate SAFETEA of 2005
		Section 1114	Section 1204
Discretionary grant program funded at $220 M over 6 years	Discretionary grant program discontinued	Discretionary grant program funded at $408 M over 6 years.	Continues discretionary grant program by providing authorizations of $284.6M [1101], and $234.6M [1204] over 5 years. Specifies that funds authorized in § 1204 are subject to appropriation. The funds authorized in § 1101 are contract authority.
For fiscal years 1999 - 2003 $20 M of each year's authorization is set aside for projects within marine highway systems that are part of the NHS. The $20 M is divided as follows: Alaska - $10 M; New Jersey - $5 M; and Washington - $5 M.		Continues the setaside provisions from current law.	Priority will be given to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries that: carry the greatest number of passengers and vehicles; carry the greatest number of passengers in passenger-only service; or provide critical access to areas that are not well served by other modes of surface transportation.
Federal share is 80%		Same as current law	Same as current law
		Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a national ferry database and authorizes $500K per year for this purpose. The database will contain information on ferry systems, routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, funding sources, and other information. The information will be used to periodically modify the report submitted under §1207(c) of TEA-21. The database must be: compiled within 1 year; updated every 2 years; and easily accessible to the public.	No comparable provision
With the exception of provisions related to eligibility of ferry boat or terminal facilities that do or do not charge tolls, ferry boat and ferry terminal provisions are not codified in current law.		Codifies ferry boat and ferry terminal facility provisions in title 23 by adding section 165, "Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities."	Codifies ferry boat and ferry terminal facility provisions in title 23 by adding section 147, "Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal and maintenance facilities."
Ferry boats or ferry boat terminal facilities must be publicly owned or operated or majority public owned to be eligible for Federal participation under this title. With respect to majority publicly owned ferry boats or terminal facilities, the Secretary may allow Federal participation if it is determined that the boat or facility provides substantial public benefits.

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