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N.C.). Both Reps. Tauzin and

Coble led the fight for a consensus- based barge safety bill in the 103rd

Congress.

Issues handled in the now de- funct Merchant Marine and Fisher- ies Committee have been spread among several committees. The

Transportation and Infrastructure

Committee will handle water re- sources, locks and dams, the Inland

Waterways Trust Fund, issues re- lated to the Oil Pollution Act of1990, and Coast Guard and marine trans- portation issues. The National Se- curity Committee (formerly Armed

Services) has been given added ju- risdiction over the Jones Act and maritime subsidy-related issues. To handle its new coastal maritime ju- risdiction, the National Security

Committee has formed a special panel, to be chaired by Rep.Herbert

Bateman (R-Va.), previously in line to chair the Merchant Marine and

Fisheries Committee. The panel, to be empowered for six months, will be the initial House forum for con- sidering any legislation needed to reform the nation's maritime pro- grams. In part, it will address gov- ernment subsidies provided to ocean carriers to operate under the U.S. flag with U.S. crews. It will also play a role in debating the recent

OECD agreement to end shipbuild- ing subsidies by 1996.

Other House committees which hold jurisdiction over the barge and towing industry include the Re- sources Committee (formerly Natu- ral Resources), which will be home to environmental issues such as en- dangered species and Alaska oil ex- ports. The Appropriations Commit- tee will continue to handle all fund- ing bills; the Ways and Means Com- mittee will oversee all tax issues; and the Commerce Committee will focus on risk assessment, superfund, and the transportation of hazardous materials.

In the Senate, the Commerce,

Science and Transportation Com- mittee will continue to handle all

Coast Guard and maritime issues.

The Environment and Public Works

Committee will continue to oversee issues related to inland waterways infrastructure and endangered spe- cies. And, like the House, the Ap- propriations and Finance commit- tees will focus on funding bills and tax bills/user fees, respectively.

Rep. Bud Shuster(R-Pa.), newly appointed chairman of the House

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