H.R. 2795: MOTOR Act of 2013
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H.R. 2795: MOTOR Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-23 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
MOTOR Act of 2013
Plain summary
Marina Operator Tax Obligation Relief Act of 2013 or the MOTOR Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from imposing a fee under a lease entered into with a concessionaire for the use of Army-controlled real property at a water resources development project if: (1) the lease is for the operation of a facility making restaurant, gasoline, or marine engine sales in connection with a marina; and (2) the fee exceeds 1% of the facility's gross revenues. Requires appropriate modifications to leases entered into before enactment of this Act.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 1 cosponsors
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Tom Cotton (R-AR)
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Obligation
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2795.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2795 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113