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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9013 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2024 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, and Natural 

Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other 

vessels, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Maritime 

5 Pollution Accountability Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the greenhouse gas emissions from the ma2 rine shipping industry— 

3 (A) account for nearly 3 percent of total 

4 global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions; 

5 and 

6 (B) are increasing rapidly; 

7 (2) the International Maritime Organization 

8 has failed to require emissions reductions with re9 spect to marine shipping that are consistent with 

10 global decarbonization targets; and 

11 (3) ports are a large source of air pollution and 

12 contribute to poor air quality in the neighborhoods 

13 surrounding the ports, leading to worse health out14 comes for those who live in those neighborhoods. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis18 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency. 

20 (2) CALENDAR QUARTER.—The term ‘‘calendar 

21 quarter’’ means a period of 3 calendar months that 

22 ends on, as applicable, March 31, June 30, Sep23 tember 30, or December 31 of the applicable cal24 endar year. 


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1 (3) CARGO OR FREIGHT.—The term ‘‘cargo or 

2 freight’’ does not include— 

3 (A) passengers transported for compensa4 tion or hire; 

5 (B) fuel intended for use in propelling or 

6 powering a vessel; 

7 (C) ship’s stores; 

8 (D) sea stores; or 

9 (E) the legitimate equipment necessary to 

10 the operation of a vessel. 

11 (4) COVERED VOYAGE.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered voy13 age’’ means a voyage— 

14 (i) made using a self-propelled vessel 

15 of 10,000 gross tonnage or more, the pri16 mary purpose of which is transporting 

17 cargo or freight; and 

18 (ii) that begins when the vessel leaves 

19 the port of origin and terminates when the 

20 offloading operations at the final port of 

21 call are completed. 

22 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 

23 voyage’’ does not include a voyage— 

24 (i) that has been included as an OCS 

25 source (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of 


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1 section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 7627)) because the voyage has the 

3 potential to emit any air pollutant as de4 scribed in subparagraph (C)(i) of that sub5 section and is, as a result, regulated pursu6 ant to that section; or 

7 (ii) made for the purposes of trans8 porting military cargo, food aid, or sup9 plies for disaster or emergency relief. 

10 (5) CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT.—The term ‘‘cri11 teria air pollutant’’ is within the meaning of the 

12 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 

13 (6) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term 

14 ‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ has the meaning given 

15 the term in section 107 of title 46, United States 

16 Code. 

17 (7) FINAL PORT OF CALL.—The term ‘‘final 

18 port of call’’, with respect to a covered voyage, 

19 means, as applicable— 

20 (A) the port in the United States where 

21 the vessel making the covered voyage offloaded 

22 the last of the cargo or freight of the vessel ul23 timately bound for the United States that was 

24 onboard the vessel on departure from the port 

25 of origin; or 


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1 (B) if the last of the cargo or freight of the 

2 vessel ultimately bound for the United States 

3 that was onboard the vessel on departure from 

4 the port of origin is offloaded in a foreign port, 

5 the most recent port of call in the United 

6 States prior to offloading the last of the cargo 

7 or freight of the vessel that is ultimately bound 

8 for the United States. 

9 (8) IMPORTER.—The term ‘‘importer’’ means 1 

10 of the parties that qualifies as an importer of record 

11 under section 484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 

12 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)). 

13 (9) INTERMEDIATE PORT.—The term ‘‘inter14 mediate port’’, with respect to a covered voyage, 

15 means each foreign port of call of the vessel of the 

16 covered voyage between the port of origin and the 

17 initial port of call of the vessel in the United States. 

18 (10) INTERNAL WATERS.—The term ‘‘internal 

19 waters’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

20 2.24 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

21 successor regulations). 

22 (11) PORT OF ORIGIN.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘port of ori24 gin’’, with respect to a covered voyage, means 

25 the first port of the vessel making the covered 


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1 voyage after departing which a majority (by 

2 mass) of the cargo or freight of the vessel is ul3 timately bound for the United States. 

4 (B) CLARIFICATION.—In the case in which 

5 a vessel, after departing a final port of call for 

6 a covered voyage, is carrying cargo the majority 

7 (by mass) of which is ultimately bound for the 

8 United States— 

9 (i) the vessel shall be considered to be 

10 making a new covered voyage; and 

11 (ii) the term ‘‘port of origin’’ for the 

12 new covered voyage shall be considered to 

13 be the same as the final port of call for the 

14 previous covered voyage. 

15 (12) TERRITORIAL SEA.—The term ‘‘territorial 

16 sea’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2.22 

17 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc18 cessor regulations). 

19 (13) ULTIMATELY BOUND FOR THE UNITED

20 STATES.—The term ‘‘ultimately bound for the 

21 United States’’, with respect to cargo or freight, in22 cludes— 

23 (A) all cargo or freight that is offloaded in 

24 the United States by a vessel making a covered 

25 voyage; and 


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1 (B) all cargo or freight that is— 

2 (i) initially offloaded at an inter3 mediate port; and 

4 (ii) subsequently transported to the 

5 United States by sea, land, or air. 

6 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 2025, 

8 the operator of each covered voyage shall submit to the 

9 Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and 

10 the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

11 the information described in subsection (b). 

12 (b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information re13 ferred to in subsection (a), with respect to a covered voy14 age, is— 

15 (1) the port of origin; 

16 (2) the total distance traveled from the port of 

17 origin to the final port of call; 

18 (3) the total time spent traveling between the 

19 port of origin and the final port of call; 

20 (4) the total mass of each type of fuel con21 sumed between the port of origin and the final port 

22 of call; 

23 (5) the total mass of cargo or freight trans24 ported between the port of origin and the final port 

25 of call; 


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1 (6) each port of call in the United States; 

2 (7) each intermediate port; 

3 (8) the final port of call; 

4 (9) the mass of cargo or freight on board the 

5 applicable vessel on leaving the port of origin; 

6 (10) the percentage of cargo or freight (by 

7 mass) offloaded or onloaded at any intermediate 

8 port, as compared to the capacity of the applicable 

9 vessel and the load of the applicable vessel; 

10 (11) the ultimate destination (by country) of 

11 cargo or freight offloaded at intermediate ports; 

12 (12) the mass of cargo or freight on board the 

13 applicable vessel on arrival at or departure from, as 

14 applicable, each port of call in the United States; 

15 (13) the total time spent in each port of call in 

16 the United States; 

17 (14) the total period of time that the applicable 

18 vessel is connected to and reliant on the electrical 

19 grid while in port at a port of call in the United 

20 States; 

21 (15) the total mass of each type of fuel con22 sumed— 

23 (A) in any port of call in the United 

24 States; and 


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1 (B) within the exclusive economic zone, the 

2 territorial sea, and the internal waters of the 

3 United States; 

4 (16) the total period of time spent— 

5 (A) north of 60 degrees north latitude; or 

6 (B) south of 60 degrees south latitude; 

7 (17) for each period described in paragraph 

8 (16), the total mass of each type of fuel consumed 

9 during that period; and 

10 (18) any other information that the Adminis11 trator, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and 

12 the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro13 tection, in conjunction with the Secretary of the 

14 Treasury, determines is necessary to accurately de15 termine the amount of the fees assessed under sec16 tions 5 and 6. 

17 (c) DEADLINE.—The operator of a covered voyage 

18 shall submit the information required under subsection (a) 

19 for each covered voyage of the operator that ended during 

20 a calendar quarter by not later than 30 days after the 

21 end of that calendar quarter. 

22 SEC. 5. FEE ON LIFECYCLE CARBON DIOXIDE-EQUIVALENT 

23 EMISSIONS FROM CARGO VESSELS. 

24 (a) LIFECYCLE CO2-E EMISSIONS PROFILE FOR

25 MARITIME FUELS.—Not later than January 1, 2025, the 


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1 Administrator shall develop a lifecycle carbon dioxide2 equivalent (CO2-e) emissions profile for each fuel used in 

3 maritime shipping to express the emissions from the com4 bustion of that fuel in carbon dioxide-equivalent per unit 

5 mass combusted. 

6 (b) ASSESSMENT OF FEE.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 

8 2025, not later than 30 days after the date on which 

9 the Administrator receives from the operator of a 

10 covered voyage the information required to be sub11 mitted under section 4(a), the Administrator, in con12 junction with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

13 assess on the operator a fee with respect to the cov14 ered voyage in an amount determined in accordance 

15 with paragraph (2). 

16 (2) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara18 graph (B) and subsection (d), the amount of a 

19 fee assessed under paragraph (1) with respect 

20 to a covered voyage shall be the total sum of, 

21 for each type of fuel consumed during the cov22 ered voyage, the product obtained by multi23 plying— 

24 (i) the total mass of the fuel con25 sumed during the covered voyage; 


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1 (ii) the carbon dioxide-equivalent 

2 emissions of the fuel, expressed in metric 

3 tons per unit mass of fuel consumed, as 

4 determined under subsection (a); and 

5 (iii) $150. 

6 (B) ADJUSTMENTS.— 

7 (i) INFLATION.—Beginning in cal8 endar year 2026, the Administrator shall 

9 annually increase the amount described in 

10 subparagraph (A)(iii) by the percentage 

11 that is equal to the sum obtained by add12 ing— 

13 (I) the rate of inflation, as deter14 mined by the Administrator using the 

15 changes for the 12-month period end16 ing the preceding November 30 in the 

17 Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

18 Consumers published by the Bureau 

19 of Labor Statistics of the Department 

20 of Labor; and 

21 (II) 5 percentage points. 

22 (ii) VOYAGES IN POLAR REGIONS.— 

23 For any portion of a covered voyage that 

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1 tude, the amount described in subpara2 graph (A)(iii) with respect to fuel con3 sumed during that portion of the voyage, 

4 after adjustment under clause (i), if appli5 cable, shall be tripled. 

6 (3) DEADLINE.—A fee assessed under para7 graph (1) shall be due and payable to the Adminis8 trator not later than the later of— 

9 (A) the date that is 30 days after the date 

10 on which the fee is assessed; and 

11 (B) the end of the calendar year in which 

12 the fee is assessed. 

13 (4) PENALTY.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—If an operator fails to 

15 pay a fee assessed under paragraph (1) by the 

16 date described in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) the Administrator shall inform the 

18 Commandant of the Coast Guard of the 

19 failure of the operator to pay the fee; and 

20 (ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 

21 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, 

22 until the Administrator informs the Com23 mandant of the Coast Guard that all out24 standing fees assessed under paragraph (1) 

25 have been paid, prohibit— 


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1 (I) the operator from operating 

2 within the waters of the United 

3 States; and 

4 (II) vessels of the operator from 

5 docking at ports of call in the United 

6 States. 

7 (B) EXCEPTION.—Clause (ii) of subpara8 graph (A) shall not apply in circumstances that 

9 would jeopardize the safety of a vessel, the per10 sons aboard that vessel, or the environment. 

11 (c) ALTERNATE FEE FOR IMPORTED CARGO.— 

12 (1) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED IMPORTING

13 VOYAGE.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified im14 porting voyage’’ means a voyage made using a ves15 sel— 

16 (A) the primary purpose of which is trans17 porting cargo or freight; and 

18 (B) that, at a foreign port of call, offloads 

19 cargo or freight that is ultimately intended to 

20 be transported to the United States by sea, 

21 land, or air. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 (A) REPORTING.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on Janu25 ary 1, 2025, each importer for which a 


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1 qualified importing voyage has cargo or 

2 freight that is bound for the United States 

3 shall submit to the Administrator the in4 formation described in subsection (b) of 

5 section 4 in accordance with that section 

6 (except as otherwise provided in clause 

7 (ii)). 

8 (ii) TREATMENT.—For purposes of 

9 clause (i), any reference contained in sec10 tion 4(b) to— 

11 (I) the ‘‘final port of call’’ shall 

12 be considered to be a reference to the 

13 foreign port of call within which the 

14 cargo or freight of the importer was 

15 offloaded from the vessel; 

16 (II) the ‘‘covered voyage’’ shall 

17 be considered to be a reference to the 

18 qualified importing voyage; and 

19 (III) the ‘‘port of origin’’ shall be 

20 considered to be a reference to the 

21 port at which the cargo or freight 

22 bound for the United States was 

23 onboarded. 

24 (B) FEE.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on Janu2 ary 1, 2025, not later than 30 days after 

3 the date on which the Administrator re4 ceives from an importer described in sub5 paragraph (A)(i) the information required 

6 to be submitted under that subparagraph, 

7 the Administrator, in conjunction with the 

8 Secretary of the Treasury, shall assess on 

9 the importer the fee described in sub10 section (b) in accordance with that sub11 section, but the amount of that fee shall be 

12 adjusted as follows: 

13 (I) The amount of the fee shall 

14 be prorated for the share (by mass) of 

15 the cargo or freight on the vessel 

16 making the qualified importing voyage 

17 that is ultimately bound for the 

18 United States that is being imported 

19 by the importer. 

20 (II) After the adjustment de21 scribed in subclause (I), the amount 

22 of the fee shall be reduced by the 

23 amount of the fee, if any, otherwise 

24 assessed on the qualified importing 

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1 (ii) TREATMENT.—For purposes of 

2 clause (i), any reference in subsection (b) 

3 to the ‘‘covered voyage’’ shall be considered 

4 to be a reference to the qualified importing 

5 voyage. 

6 (C) DEADLINES.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—An importer de8 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) may not 

9 import the cargo or freight from a quali10 fied importing voyage into the United 

11 States until the importer— 

12 (I) submits the information re13 quired under subparagraph (A); and 

14 (II) pays the fee assessed under 

15 subparagraph (B). 

16 (ii) PENALTY.—Notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, if, at the time of 

18 importation of the cargo or freight from a 

19 qualifying importing voyage into the 

20 United States, an importer described in 

21 subparagraph (A)(i) cannot provide proof 

22 of payment of the fee assessed under sub23 paragraph (B), the Commissioner of U.S. 

24 Customs and Border Protection shall seize 

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1 trator informs the Commissioner of U.S. 

2 Customs and Border Protection that all 

3 outstanding fees assessed under subpara4 graph (B) have been paid. 

5 (d) RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN POLLUTION FEES.— 

6 If a vessel with cargo or freight ultimately bound for the 

7 United States, or an operator of such a vessel, is subject 

8 to a pollution-based fee by the country of the port of origin 

9 of the vessel, any fee assessed on the operator of the vessel 

10 or an importer with cargo or freight on that vessel under 

11 this section shall be— 

12 (1) if the fee from the other country is equal 

13 to or more than 50 percent of the fee that would 

14 otherwise be assessed under this section, reduced by 

15 50 percent; and 

16 (2) if the fee from the other country is less 

17 than 50 percent of the fee that would otherwise be 

18 assessed under this section, reduced by an amount 

19 equal to the amount of the fee from the other coun20 try. 

21 (e) SUNSET PROVISION.—This section ceases to 

22 apply on the date on which the Administrator publishes 

23 in the Federal Register a determination that the Inter24 national Maritime Organization or another agency of the 

25 United Nations has instituted and is enforcing a global 


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1 fee on lifecycle carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from 

2 operators of covered voyages that is in an amount equal 

3 to or greater than the fees assessed for a covered voyage 

4 under this section. 

5 SEC. 6. FEES ON CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS. 

6 (a) EMISSIONS PROFILE.—Not later than January 1, 

7 2025, the Administrator shall develop a lifecycle emissions 

8 profile for each fuel used in maritime shipping to express 

9 the emissions from the combustion of that fuel of each 

10 of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and fine particulate 

11 matter (PM2.5) per unit mass combusted. 

12 (b) ASSESSMENT OF FEE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 

14 2025, not later than 30 days after the date on which 

15 the Administrator receives from the operator of a 

16 covered voyage the information required to be sub17 mitted under section 4(a), the Administrator, in con18 junction with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

19 assess on the operator a fee with respect to the cov20 ered voyage in an amount determined in accordance 

21 with paragraph (2). 

22 (2) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara24 graph (B), the amount of a fee assessed under 

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1 each type of fuel consumed during the covered 

2 voyage— 

3 (i) the product obtained by multi4 plying— 

5 (I) the total mass of the fuel con6 sumed during the covered voyage 

7 within the exclusive economic zone, 

8 the territorial sea, and the internal 

9 waters of the United States; 

10 (II) the quantity of nitrogen ox11 ides emitted by the consumption of 

12 the fuel, expressed in pounds per unit 

13 mass of fuel consumed, as determined 

14 under subsection (a); and 

15 (III) $6.30; 

16 (ii) the product obtained by multi17 plying— 

18 (I) the total mass of the fuel con19 sumed during the covered voyage 

20 within the exclusive economic zone, 

21 the territorial sea, and the internal 

22 waters of the United States; 

23 (II) the quantity of sulfur dioxide 

24 emitted by the consumption of the 

25 fuel, expressed in pounds per unit 


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1 mass of fuel consumed, as determined 

2 under subsection (a); and 

3 (III) $18; and 

4 (iii) the product obtained by multi5 plying— 

6 (I) the total mass of the fuel con7 sumed during the covered voyage 

8 within the exclusive economic zone, 

9 the territorial sea, and the internal 

10 waters of the United States; 

11 (II) the quantity of fine particu12 late matter emitted by the consump13 tion of the fuel, expressed in pounds 

14 per unit mass of fuel consumed, as 

15 determined under subsection (a); and 

16 (III) $38.90. 

17 (B) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning 

18 in calendar year 2026, the Administrator shall 

19 annually increase the amounts described in 

20 clauses (i)(III), (ii)(III), and (iii)(III) of sub21 paragraph (A) by the percentage that is equal 

22 to the sum obtained by adding— 

23 (i) the rate of inflation, as determined 

24 by the Administrator using the changes for 

25 the 12-month period ending the preceding 


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1 November 30 in the Consumer Price Index 

2 for All Urban Consumers published by the 

3 Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart4 ment of Labor; and 

5 (ii) 5 percentage points. 

6 (3) DEADLINE.—A fee assessed under para7 graph (1) shall be due and payable to the Adminis8 trator not later than the later of— 

9 (A) the date that is 30 days after the date 

10 on which the fee is assessed; and 

11 (B) the end of the calendar year in which 

12 the fee is assessed. 

13 (4) PENALTY.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—If an operator fails to 

15 pay a fee assessed under paragraph (1) by the 

16 date described in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) the Administrator shall inform the 

18 Commandant of the Coast Guard of the 

19 failure of the operator to pay the fee; and 

20 (ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 

21 Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, 

22 until the Administrator informs the Com23 mandant of the Coast Guard that all out24 standing fees assessed under paragraph (1) 

25 have been paid, prohibit— 


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1 (I) the operator from operating 

2 within the waters of the United 

3 States; and 

4 (II) vessels of the operator from 

5 docking at ports of call in the United 

6 States. 

7 (B) EXCEPTION.—Clause (ii) of subpara8 graph (A) shall not apply in circumstances that 

9 would jeopardize the safety of a vessel, the per10 sons aboard that vessel, or the environment. 

11 SEC. 7. DECARBONIZING SHIPPING AND PORTS. 

12 (a) MODERNIZING THE JONES ACT FLEET.— 

13 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 (A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Admin15 istrator’’ means the Administrator of the Mari16 time Administration. 

17 (B) JONES ACT VESSEL.—The term 

18 ‘‘Jones Act vessel’’ means a documented vessel 

19 (as defined in section 106 of title 46, United 

20 States Code) with a coastwise endorsement 

21 under section 12112 of that title. 

22 (C) LOW-CARBON FUEL.—The term ‘‘low23 carbon fuel’’ means a marine fuel the lifecycle 

24 carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of which is 


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1 at least 90 percent less than the lifecycle carbon 

2 dioxide-equivalent emissions of marine fuel oil. 

3 (D) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ 

4 means the program established under para5 graph (2). 

6 (E) VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

7 The term ‘‘vessel of the United States’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 116 of title 

9 46, United States Code. 

10 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

11 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro12 priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other13 wise appropriated, to the Maritime Administration 

14 an amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts col15 lected pursuant to fees assessed under sections 5 

16 and 6 during the previous calendar year to award 

17 grants, rebates, and low-interest loans, as deter18 mined appropriate by the Administrator, to eligible 

19 entities— 

20 (A) to replace existing Jones Act vessels 

21 that use marine fuel oil for propulsion power 

22 with vessels that are exclusively propelled using 

23 batteries, low-carbon fuels, or other zero-emis24 sions technologies; or 


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1 (B) to retrofit existing Jones Act vessels 

2 that use marine fuel oil for propulsion power 

3 into vessels that are exclusively propelled using 

4 batteries, low-carbon fuels, or other zero-emis5 sions technologies. 

6 (3) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC7 TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis8 trator shall develop an application process, provide 

9 public notification, inform eligible entities of zero10 emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 

11 evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 

12 in a manner similar to the national grant program 

13 of the Administrator of the Environmental Protec14 tion Agency under subtitle G of title VII of the En15 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 

16 (4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for 

17 an award under the program is an owner of a Jones 

18 Act vessel that currently uses marine fuel oil for 

19 propulsion power. 

20 (5) SELECTION.— 

21 (A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seek22 ing an award under the program shall submit 

23 to the Administrator an application at such 

24 time, in such manner, and containing such in25 formation as the Administrator may require, 


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1 which shall include a certification that an award 

2 under the program will be used, as applicable— 

3 (i) to purchase, or enter into a con4 tract for the construction of, a vessel that 

5 exclusively uses a battery or low-carbon 

6 fuels for all propulsion power; or 

7 (ii) to retrofit an existing Jones Act 

8 vessel that uses marine fuel oil for propul9 sion power into a vessel that is propelled 

10 using batteries or low-carbon fuels. 

11 (B) PRIORITY.—In selecting the recipients 

12 of awards under the program, the Adminis13 trator shall give priority to entities the replace14 ment or retrofit of whose vessels would— 

15 (i) maximize the reduction of green16 house gas emissions; 

17 (ii) maximize the public health bene18 fits from the reduction of criteria air pol19 lutants; 

20 (iii) maximize water quality in ports 

21 and other bodies of water; 

22 (iv) maximize public health and envi23 ronmental benefits from every dollar spent 

24 under the program; and 


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1 (v) alleviate air pollution in poor air 

2 quality areas, including— 

3 (I) areas identified by the Ad4 ministrator of the Environmental Pro5 tection Agency as in nonattainment or 

6 maintenance of national ambient air 

7 quality standards promulgated under 

8 section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 7409) for criteria air pollut10 ants; and 

11 (II) other areas that receive a 

12 disproportionate quantity of air pollu13 tion, as determined by the Adminis14 trator of the Environmental Protec15 tion Agency. 

16 (6) CLAWBACK.—If the Administrator deter17 mines that the recipient of an award under the pro18 gram has violated the certification required under 

19 paragraph (5)(A), the Administrator shall seek reim20 bursement of the full amount of the award provided 

21 to the recipient. 

22 (7) MODERNIZING VESSELS OF THE UNITED

23 STATES.—If the Administrator determines that no 

24 existing Jones Act vessels are eligible to receive 

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1 determination, paragraphs (2) through (6) shall be 

2 applied by substituting ‘‘vessel of the United States’’ 

3 for ‘‘Jones Act vessel’’. 

4 (8) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

5 amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 

6 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

7 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

8 the program. 

9 (b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW-CAR10 BON MARITIME FUELS AND LOW-EMISSION MARITIME

11 TECHNOLOGIES.— 

12 (1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 

13 subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 

14 (A) a State (including the District of Co15 lumbia and territories of the United States), re16 gional, local, or Tribal government; 

17 (B) a maritime shipping or logistics com18 pany; 

19 (C) a port authority; 

20 (D) an accredited institution of higher edu21 cation; 

22 (E) a research institution; 

23 (F) a person engaged in the production, 

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1 stocks in the United States that may be used 

2 to produce sustainable maritime fuel; 

3 (G) a person engaged in the development, 

4 demonstration, or application of low-emission 

5 maritime technologies; and 

6 (H) a nonprofit entity or nonprofit consor7 tium with experience in sustainable maritime 

8 fuels, low-emission maritime technologies, or 

9 other clean transportation research programs. 

10 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

11 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro12 priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other13 wise appropriated, to the Department of Energy an 

14 amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts collected 

15 pursuant to fees assessed under sections 5 and 6 

16 during the previous calendar year to award competi17 tive grants to eligible entities to carry out projects 

18 in the United States— 

19 (A) to produce, transport, blend, or store 

20 low-carbon maritime fuels; or 

21 (B) to develop, demonstrate, or apply low22 emission maritime technologies. 

23 (3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 

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1 retary of Energy shall give priority to projects that 

2 maximize— 

3 (A) the domestic production and deploy4 ment of sustainable maritime fuels or the use of 

5 low-emission maritime technologies in commer6 cial maritime; 

7 (B) reductions in greenhouse gas emis8 sions; 

9 (C) public health benefits from criteria air 

10 pollutant reductions; 

11 (D) water quality in ports and other bodies 

12 of water; 

13 (E) public health and environmental bene14 fits from every dollar spent under that pro15 gram; and 

16 (F) the creation of new jobs in the United 

17 States. 

18 (4) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

19 amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 

20 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

21 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

22 the program established under that paragraph. 

23 (c) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 

24 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 


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1 (A) LOW-CARBON FUEL.—The term ‘‘low2 carbon fuel’’ means a marine fuel the lifecycle 

3 carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of which is 

4 at least 90 percent less than the lifecycle carbon 

5 dioxide-equivalent emissions of marine fuel oil. 

6 (B) MARITIME ACADEMY.—The term 

7 ‘‘maritime academy’’ means— 

8 (i) the United States Merchant Ma9 rine Academy; 

10 (ii) a State maritime academy; and 

11 (iii) a center of excellence for domestic 

12 maritime workforce training and education 

13 designated under section 51706(a) of title 

14 46, United States Code. 

15 (C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ 

16 means the program established under para17 graph (2). 

18 (D) ZERO-EMISSION PORT EQUIPMENT OR

19 TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘zero-emission port 

20 equipment or technology’’ has the meaning 

21 given the term in section 133(d) of the Clean 

22 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7433(d)). 

23 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

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1 wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 

2 Agency an amount equal to 5 percent of the 

3 amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 

4 sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 

5 to award grants and rebates to support workforce 

6 training and development for the maintenance and 

7 operation of zero-emission port equipment or tech8 nology and vessels that are propelled using batteries 

9 or low-carbon fuels, including training, program10 ming, and curriculum development at maritime 

11 academies on the maintenance and operation of 

12 zero-emission port equipment or technology and ves13 sels that are propelled using batteries or low-carbon 

14 fuels. 

15 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

16 receive an award under the program is— 

17 (A) a State (including the District of Co18 lumbia and territories of the United States), re19 gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic20 tion over a port authority or a port; 

21 (B) a port authority; 

22 (C) an air pollution control agency; 

23 (D) a maritime academy; and 

24 (E) a private entity that— 


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1 (i) applies for a grant under this sub2 section in partnership with an entity de3 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (D); and 

5 (ii) owns, operates, or uses— 

6 (I) vessels, the primary purpose 

7 of which are transporting cargo or 

8 freight, that are propelled using bat9 teries or low-carbon fuels; or 

10 (II) the facilities, cargo-handling 

11 equipment, transportation equipment, 

12 or related technology of a port. 

13 (4) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking 

14 an award under the program shall submit to the Ad15 ministrator an application at such time, in such 

16 manner, and containing such information as the Ad17 ministrator may require. 

18 (5) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

19 amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 

20 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

21 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

22 the program. 

23 (d) HARBOR CRAFT ELECTRIFICATION.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

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1 priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other2 wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 

3 Agency an amount equal to 10 percent of the 

4 amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 

5 sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 

6 to award grants, rebates, or low-interest loans, as 

7 determined appropriate by the Administrator— 

8 (A) to replace or retrofit existing harbor 

9 craft, except for ferry vessels, with vessels that 

10 use batteries for all propulsion power; and 

11 (B) to support workforce development and 

12 training to support the maintenance, charging, 

13 fueling, and operation of vessels described in 

14 subparagraph (A). 

15 (2) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC16 TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis17 trator shall develop an application process, provide 

18 public notification, inform eligible entities of zero19 emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 

20 evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 

21 established under paragraph (1) in a manner similar 

22 to the national grant program of the Administrator 

23 under subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 

24 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 


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1 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

2 receive an award under the program established 

3 under paragraph (1) is— 

4 (A) a State (including the District of Co5 lumbia and territories of the United States), re6 gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic7 tion over a port authority or a port; 

8 (B) a port authority; and 

9 (C) a private entity that— 

10 (i) applies for an award under this 

11 subsection in partnership with an entity 

12 described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 

13 (ii) owns, operates, or uses harbor 

14 craft, except for ferry vessels. 

15 (4) SELECTION.— 

16 (A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seek17 ing an award under the program established 

18 under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Admin19 istrator an application at such time, in such 

20 manner, and containing such information as the 

21 Administrator may require, which shall include 

22 a certification that an award under the program 

23 will be used to purchase a vessel that exclu24 sively uses a battery for all propulsion power. 


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1 (B) PRIORITY.—In selecting the recipients 

2 of awards under the program established under 

3 paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give pri4 ority to entities the replacement or retrofit of 

5 whose harbor crafts with vessels that use bat6 teries for all propulsion power would— 

7 (i) maximize the reduction of green8 house gas emissions; 

9 (ii) maximize the public health bene10 fits from the reduction of criteria air pol11 lutants; 

12 (iii) maximize water quality in ports 

13 and other bodies of water; 

14 (iv) maximize public health and envi15 ronmental benefits from every dollar spent 

16 under the program; and 

17 (v) alleviate air pollution in poor air 

18 quality areas, including— 

19 (I) areas identified by the Ad20 ministrator as in nonattainment or 

21 maintenance of national ambient air 

22 quality standards promulgated under 

23 section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 

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1 (II) other areas that receive a 

2 disproportionate quantity of air pollu3 tion, as determined by the Adminis4 trator. 

5 (5) CLAWBACK.—If the Administrator deter6 mines that the recipient of an award under the pro7 gram established under paragraph (1) has violated 

8 the certification required under paragraph (4)(A), 

9 the Administrator shall seek reimbursement of the 

10 full amount of the award provided to the recipient. 

11 (6) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

12 amounts made available under paragraph (1) each 

13 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

14 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

15 the program established under that paragraph. 

16 (e) FERRY ELECTRIFICATION.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

18 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro19 priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other20 wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 

21 Agency an amount equal to 10 percent of the 

22 amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 

23 sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 

24 to award grants, rebates, or low-interest loans, as 

25 determined appropriate by the Administrator— 


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1 (A) to replace or retrofit existing ferry or 

2 crew vessels with vessels that use batteries for 

3 all propulsion power; and 

4 (B) to support workforce development and 

5 training to support the maintenance, charging, 

6 fueling, and operation of vessels described in 

7 subparagraph (A) that use batteries for all pro8 pulsion power. 

9 (2) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC10 TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis11 trator shall develop an application process, provide 

12 public notification, inform eligible entities of zero13 emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 

14 evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 

15 established under paragraph (1) in a manner similar 

16 to the national grant program of the Administrator 

17 under subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 

18 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 

19 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

20 receive an award under the program established 

21 under paragraph (1) is— 

22 (A) a State (including the District of Co23 lumbia and territories of the United States), re24 gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic25 tion over a ferry line; 


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1 (B) a port authority; and 

2 (C) a private entity that— 

3 (i) applies for an award under this 

4 subsection in partnership with an entity 

5 described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 

6 (ii) owns, operates, or uses ferry or 

7 crew vessels. 

8 (4) SELECTION.— 

9 (A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seek10 ing an award under the program established 

11 under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Admin12 istrator an application at such time, in such 

13 manner, and containing such information as the 

14 Administrator may require, which shall include 

15 a certification that an award under the program 

16 will be used to purchase a vessel that exclu17 sively uses a battery for all propulsion power. 

18 (B) PRIORITY.—In selecting the recipients 

19 of awards under the program established under 

20 paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give pri21 ority to entities the replacement or retrofit of 

22 whose ferry or crew vessels with vessels that use 

23 batteries for all propulsion power would— 

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1 (ii) maximize the public health bene2 fits from the reduction of criteria air pol3 lutants; 

4 (iii) maximize water quality in ports 

5 and other bodies of water; 

6 (iv) maximize public health and envi7 ronmental benefits from every dollar spent 

8 under the program; and 

9 (v) alleviate air pollution in poor air 

10 quality areas, including— 

11 (I) areas identified by the Ad12 ministrator as in nonattainment or 

13 maintenance of national ambient air 

14 quality standards promulgated under 

15 section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 7409) for criteria air pollut17 ants; and 

18 (II) other areas that receive a 

19 disproportionate quantity of air pollu20 tion, as determined by the Adminis21 trator. 

22 (5) CLAWBACK.—If the Administrator deter23 mines that the recipient of an award under the pro24 gram established under paragraph (1) has violated 

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1 the Administrator shall seek reimbursement of the 

2 full amount of the award provided to the recipient. 

3 (6) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

4 amounts made available under paragraph (1) each 

5 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

6 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

7 the program established under that paragraph. 

8 (f) INCREASED AIR MONITORING IN PORT COMMU9 NITIES.— 

10 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2027 

11 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro12 priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other13 wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 

14 Agency an amount equal to 3 percent of the 

15 amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 

16 sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 

17 to provide grants, rebates, or low-interest loans, as 

18 determined appropriate by the Administrator, to cre19 ate fenceline air monitoring at port boundaries and 

20 in communities located within 1 mile of a port 

21 boundary. 

22 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

23 receive an award under the program established 

24 under paragraph (1) is— 


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1 (A) a State (including the District of Co2 lumbia and territories of the United States), re3 gional, local, or Tribal government; 

4 (B) a State (including the District of Co5 lumbia and territories of the United States), re6 gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic7 tion over a port authority or port; 

8 (C) a port authority; 

9 (D) an air pollution control agency; and 

10 (E) a nonprofit entity or nonprofit consor11 tium with experience in air pollution moni12 toring. 

13 (3) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking 

14 an award under the program established under para15 graph (1) shall submit to the Administrator an ap16 plication at such time, in such manner, and con17 taining such information as the Administrator may 

18 require. 

19 (4) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Of the 

20 amounts made available under paragraph (1) each 

21 fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 

22 than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 

23 the program established under that paragraph. 

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1 (1) CLEAN PORTS PROGRAM.—For fiscal year 

2 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are ap3 propriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

4 otherwise appropriated, to the Environmental Pro5 tection Agency an amount equal to 10 percent of the 

6 amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 

7 sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 

8 to carry out the program established under section 

9 133 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7433). 

10 (2) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

11 PROGRAM.—For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal 

12 year thereafter, there are appropriated, out of any 

13 funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 

14 the Department of Transportation an amount equal 

15 to 7 percent of the amounts collected pursuant to 

16 fees assessed under sections 5 and 6 during the pre17 vious calendar year to carry out the program estab18 lished under section 54301 of title 46, United States 

19 Code. 

20 (3) OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY.—For fis21 cal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, there 

22 are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury 

23 not otherwise appropriated, to the National Oceanic 

24 and Atmospheric Administration an amount equal to 

25 3 percent of the amounts collected pursuant to fees 


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1 assessed under sections 5 and 6 during the previous 

2 calendar year for deposit into the National Oceans 

3 and Coastal Security Fund established under section 

4 904(a) of the National Oceans and Coastal Security 

5 Act (16 U.S.C. 7503). 

6 (4) MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION.—For fiscal 

7 year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are 

8 appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

9 otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Com10 merce an amount equal to 2 percent of the amounts 

11 collected pursuant to fees assessed under sections 5 

12 and 6 during the previous calendar year to carry out 

13 subtitle B of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act 

14 (33 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.). 

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