LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 104, THE REALIZE AMERICA’S MARITIME PROMISE (RAMP) ACT (112–44) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 8, 2011 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ committee.action?chamber=house&committee=transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 67–286 PDF WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JOHN L. MICA, Florida, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey Columbia GARY G. MILLER, California JERROLD NADLER, New York TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois CORRINE BROWN, Florida SAM GRAVES, Missouri BOB FILNER, California BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania DUNCAN HUNTER, California RICK LARSEN, Washington ANDY HARRIS, Maryland MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine FRANK C. GUINTA, New Hampshire RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California LOU BARLETTA, Pennsylvania DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota BILLY LONG, Missouri HEATH SHULER, North Carolina BOB GIBBS, Ohio STEVE COHEN, Tennessee PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania LAURA RICHARDSON, California RICHARD L. HANNA, New York ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland STEVE SOUTHERLAND II, Florida JEFF DENHAM, California JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BOB GIBBS, Ohio, Chairman DON YOUNG, Alaska TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois GARY G. MILLER, California ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois Columbia BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan CORRINE BROWN, Florida DUNCAN HUNTER, California BOB FILNER, California ANDY HARRIS, Maryland EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington, GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California Vice Chair JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota STEVE COHEN, Tennessee LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana LAURA RICHARDSON, California JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii JEFF DENHAM, California NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma (Ex Officio) REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii H.R. 104, a Bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance ................................................... xii H.R. 104 Fact Sheet ................................................................................................ xv TESTIMONY PANEL ONE Boustany, Hon. Charles W., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana .......................................................................................................... 34 PANEL TWO Brady, Bonnie, Executive Director, Long Island Commercial Fishing Associa- tion ........................................................................................................................ 44 LaGrange, Gary P., President and CEO, Port of New Orleans ........................... 44 Weakley, James H.I., President, Lake Carriers’ Association ............................... 44 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Napolitano, Hon. Grace F., of California ............................................................... 59 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Boustany, Hon. Charles W., Jr. .............................................................................. 61 Brady, Bonnie .......................................................................................................... 64 LaGrange, Gary P. ................................................................................................... 66 Weakley, James H.I. ................................................................................................ 70 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Bishop, Hon. Timothy H., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, request to submit the following into the record: Letter in support of H.R. 104 from Hon. Joe Courtney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut, July 8, 2011; and statement from Chuck May, Chair Pro Tem, Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition ..................................... 30 Boustany, Hon. Charles W., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, request to submit a letter in support of H.R. 104 from the following Senator and Representatives from Louisiana: Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, Hon. Rodney Alexander, Hon. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Hon. Bill Cassidy, Hon. John Fleming, Hon. Cedric L. Richmond, and Hon. Steve Scalise, July 8, 2011 .................................................................................. 37 Gibbs, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, re- quest to submit the following into the record: Letters in support of H.R. 104 from Leonard Blackham, Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and President of NASDA; Jeff Moseley, President and CEO, Greater Houston Partnership; Charles T. Carroll, Jr., of the National Association of Waterfront Em- ployers; Barry W. Holliday, Chairman, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Fairness Coalition; Ford B. West, President, The Fertilizer Insti- tute; Hon. Nikki R. Haley, Governor of South Carolina; and Brian Pallasch and Marco Giamberardino, on behalf of the Water Resources Coalition ......................................................................................................... 5 Statement of the American Society of Civil Engineers; testimony of Kurt J. Nagle, President and CEO, American Association of Port Authorities; and testimony of William J. Rase III, Port Director, Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District ...................................................................... 18 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN VI Page ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD Big River Coalition, Sean M. Duffy, Sr., Big River Coalition Administrator, statement .............................................................................................................. 86 Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Mike Strain, D.V.M., Commissioner, letter, July 1, 2011 ..................................................................... 88 The International Propeller Club of the United States, R. Wade Wetherington, International President, letter, August 2, 2011 ....................... 90 VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN vii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 001 here 67286.001 viii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 2 here 67286.002 ix VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 3 here 67286.003 x VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 4 here 67286.004 xi VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 5 here 67286.005 xii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\HEARINGS\112\WR\7-8-11~1\67286.TXT JEAN Insert offset folio 6 here 67286.006 xiii VerDate Aug 31 2005 11:02 Feb 03, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013