Encwadini eyabhalwa ngoLwesihlanu, ummeli waseMelika u-Joe Courtney ungowakamuva ukuzwakalisa ukuphikisa isiphakamiso esingase sinciphise isikhathi esichithwa yimikhumbi yokuvakasha yase-state.
Abaphathi abane-US Customs and Border Protection benze isiphakamiso sokuthi kufuneke imikhumbi yomkhumbi enamafulegi angaphandle esuka echwebeni lase-US ukuthi ichithe okungenani amahora angu-48 echwebeni langaphandle.
Izinguquko ezihlongozwayo ku-Passenger Vessel Services Act ka-1886 kuhloswe ngazo ukusiza imizila yemikhumbi yase-US iqhudelane nemikhumbi enamafulegi angaphandle emakethe enenzuzo enkulu yaseHawaii.
Ngomkhumbi ofana no-ms Maasdam, ozokuba se-New London Harbour ngoMeyi 8, lokho kungasho ukuqeda ukuvakasha kwawo kwamachweba amahlanu aseMelika ukuze uhlale isikhathi eside emachwebeni amahlanu aseCanada ohambeni lwawo.
I-Courtney, i-D-2nd District, icela le nhlangano ukuthi icubungule “imiphumela engaba ebanzi yomthetho ohlongozwayo hhayi nje eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Connecticut kodwa nasembonini yemikhumbi yasekhaya yonkana.”
"Ngesikhathi lapho imboni yezokuvakasha (isa) iqala phansi eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Connecticut, lo mthetho, uma ushaywa, ungenza umonakalo omkhulu kunokuhle," kubhala u-Courtney.
Ngonyaka odlule, iNew London yasingatha abagibeli nabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-22,000, bechitha imali elinganiselwa ku-$60 kuya ku-$100 ngosuku echwebeni futhi bekhulisa umnotho wesifunda.
I-Customs ibuyekeza ukuphawula okungaphezulu kwe-1,000 ekutholile kuphikisa futhi ngokumelene nokuguqulwa kwemithetho ehlongozwayo, kusho umphathi, futhi ihhovisi liqhuba ngokuqaphela ngenxa yempendulo eqinile evela embonini yemikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi kanye nabaqhubi bemikhumbi ezweni lonke.
Lokho kuhlanganisa impendulo evela kuGov. M. Jodi Rell, othumele incwadi enhloko Yezokuphepha Kwasekhaya nasezikhulwini zempahla ngeledlule, kanye neGreater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, eyabhala incwadi eya ezikhulwini zentela egxeka lo mthetho, ngokusho kwe umongameli wegumbi.
Futhi, i-Cruise Lines International Association Inc., okuyiqembu labahwebi, inxuse le nhlangano ukuthi ihoxise isiphakamiso sayo, ethi singaba nomthelela omubi “obekusengaphambili” embonini.
I-American Association of Port Authorities, emele amachweba aseNtshonalanga nenkabazwe, nayo isigxekile lesi siphakamiso.
Noma yiziphi izinguquko kuzomele zishicilelwe ku-Federal Register ngaphambi kokuthi ziqale ukusebenza.
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