United States · Bill · S
S. 505 (115th)
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017
Introduced
2 March 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 March 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 March 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/505
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/505