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PA HB1057
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Darisha Parker
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AI Summary
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Increases pilotage unit charges for the Port of Philadelphia over three years: $17.78 per unit effective January 1, 2026; $18.31 per unit effective January 1, 2027; and $18.86 per unit effective January 1, 2028.
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Raises the maximum unit charge from 1,550 units to 1,600 units beginning January 1, 2026 for vessels traveling between the Capes of the Delaware and the Delair Railroad Bridge.
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Increases ship communication charges from $275 to $300 and vessel transport fees from $1,000-$1,200 to $1,250-$1,500 for various Delaware River routes.
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Raises Chesapeake and Delaware Canal transit fees from $1,000 to $1,250 for vessels under 650 feet and from $1,500 to $1,750 for vessels 650 feet or longer.
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Changes the cancellation charge from a flat $1,000 fee to "minimum pilotage" when a pilot is dispatched but the trip is canceled for non-weather reasons without proper advance notice.
Legislative Description
Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for rates of pilotage and computation, for pilotage fees and unit charge and for charges for services.
Last Action
Laid on the table
11/12/2025