S. 576 · 117th Congress
Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021
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This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Dec 16, 2021
Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes in accordance with specific performance standards.
Specifically, the Coast Guard must
- keep channels and harbors in the Great Lakes open to navigation not less than 90% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways; and
- in a year in which the Great Lakes are not open to navigation because of ice of a thickness that occurs on average only once every 10 years, keep channels and harbors open to navigation at least 70% of the hours that commercial vessels and ferries attempt to transit ice-covered waterways.
Additionally, the Coast Guard must establish and maintain a database for collecting, archiving, and disseminating data on icebreaking operations and commercial vessel transit in the Great Lakes during ice season.
The bill also directs the Coast Guard to acquire a Great Lakes icebreaker that is at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw.
The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress a report on the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act of 2021
Latest action (Dec 16, 2021): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 3, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.