How S 1811 changes current law

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The bill adds provisions to the budgetary treatment of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund by amending existing language in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act.

• 2 U.S.C. 901

  (H) Harbor maintenance activities.--If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for the Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Operation and Maintenance accounts of the Corps of Engineers are enacted that are derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 9505(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that the Congress designates in statute as being for harbor operations and maintenance activities, then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations that are derived from such Fund and designated as being for harbor operations and maintenance activities, but shall not exceed the sum of-- (i) the amount deposited.

  This new provision specifies how appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund should be treated in relation to the federal budget and provides restrictions on the amount that can be adjusted.