lines from 80 to 100% to cover an increase in the number of people taking mass transit. Creates a pilot program for vanpool demonstration projects in urban and rural areas. Increases federal help for local governments to purchase alternative fuel buses, locomotives, and ferries from 90 to 100%. Water transportation Water transport is largely used for freight. Fishing and pleasure boats are numerous, and passenger service connects many of the nation's islands and remote coastal areas, crosses lakes, rivers, and harbors, and provides alternative access to Alaska which bypasses Canada. Several major seaports in the United States include New York City on the east coast, New Orleans and Houston on the gulf coast, and Los Angeles on the west coast. The interior of the U.S. also has major shipping channels, via the Great Lakes Waterway, St. Lawrence Seaway and the Mississippi River System. Freight on the Mississippi River system is carried on barges pushed by approximately 8000 "towboats" and largely consists of bulk goods, such as petrochemicals, grain and cement. Many U.S. ports are served by cruise ships. Popular destinations include the Caribbean, the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii and the Inside Passage to Alaska. Automobile ferries operate in many locations where bridges are impractical and in congested metropolitan areas, including New York City and San Francisco Bay. Ferries also operate in Sounds that have populated areas surrounding it, such as Puget Sound. Washington State Ferries operates the ferries in Puget Sound and has the second largest ferry fleet in the world. Washington State ferries even offer ferries from Anacortes, Washington to Sidney, British Columbia. Waterways The United States has of navigable inland channels (rivers and canals), exclusive of the Great Lakes. Out of this is used in commerce. About of the Mississippi River System are presently navigable, although not all is used for commerce. The Saint Lawrence Seaway of , including the Saint Lawrence River of , is shared with Canada. Ports and harbors United States ports and harbors include: Anchorage, Alaska Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Charleston, South Carolina Chicago, Illinois Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands Detroit, Michigan Erie, Pennsylvania Gulfport, Mississippi Hampton Roads, Virginia Honolulu, Hawaii Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida Long Beach, California Los Angeles, California Miami, Florida Mobile, Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana Newark-New York City Pago Pago, American Samoa Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Port Canaveral, Florida Portland, Oregon Providence, Rhode Island Oakland, California Sacramento, California Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands San