Support for Harbor Investment Program Act

H.R. 2737, the Support for Harbor Investment Program Act, proposes to eliminate the federal harbor maintenance tax currently paid by shippers who use U.S. ports. To ensure that essential maritime infrastructure remains funded, the bill would authorize the use of general federal tax revenue to cover the costs of maintaining and operating U.S. harbors and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. For everyday citizens, this change aims to lower the cost of importing and exporting goods while shifting the financial responsibility for port dredging and waterway upkeep from specific industry users to the federal government.