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PA SB748
Bill
Status
10/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Frank Farry
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AI Summary
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Increases pilotage unit rates for vessels navigating the Delaware River from $17.26 per unit in 2025 to $17.78 (2026), $18.31 (2027), and $18.86 (2028)
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Raises maximum unit charges from 1,550 units to 1,600 units effective January 1, 2026
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Increases ship communication charge for vessels transiting the Delaware River from $275 to $300
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Raises vessel transport fees within the Delaware by 25%, including Philadelphia to Marcus Hook from $1,000 to $1,250 and Philadelphia Harbor to areas above Torresdale from $1,200 to $1,500
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Increases 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
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
Act No. 42 of 2025
10/30/2025