United States. Congress

“ Multistate, State and Regional Transportation Planning.— The Secretary, in consultation with Federal entities and State and local governments, shall develop strategies to encourage the use of short sea transportation for transportation of passengers and cargo. The Secretary shall— `` (1) assess the extent to which States and local governments include short sea transportation and other marine transportation solutions in their transportation planning ”

“ The board shall include representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal, State, and local governmental entities and private sector entities. ``Sec. 55604. Research on short sea transportation ``The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may conduct research on short sea transportation, regarding— `` (1) the environmental and transportation benefits to be derived from short sea transportation alternatives for other forms of transportation ”