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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3516 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make zero-emission or reduced-emission passenger ferry 

grants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Transportation to make zero-emission or 

reduced-emission passenger ferry grants, 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 ‘‘Greenhouse gas Reduc5 tion and Environmental Enhancement through New Fer6 ries Act’’ or the ‘‘GREEN Ferries Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PASSENGER FERRY GRANTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5307(h) of title 49, 

3 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(4) ZERO-EMISSION OR REDUCED-EMISSION

6 GRANTS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term 

9 ‘eligible project’ means a project or pro10 gram of projects in an area eligible for a 

11 grant under subsection (a) for— 

12 ‘‘(I) acquiring zero- or reduced13 emission passenger ferries; 

14 ‘‘(II) leasing zero- or reduced15 emission passenger ferries; 

16 ‘‘(III) constructing new vessels, 

17 facilities, and related equipment for 

18 zero- or reduced-emission passenger 

19 ferries; 

20 ‘‘(IV) leasing facilities and re21 lated equipment for zero- or reduced22 emission passenger ferries; 

23 ‘‘(V) constructing new public 

24 transportation facilities to accommo25 date zero- or reduced-emission pas26 senger ferries; 


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1 ‘‘(VI) constructing shoreside 

2 ferry charging or fueling infrastruc3 ture for zero- or reduced-emission 

4 passenger ferries; or 

5 ‘‘(VII) rehabilitating or improv6 ing existing public transportation fa7 cilities to accommodate zero- or re8 duced-emission passenger ferries. 

9 ‘‘(ii) ZERO- OR REDUCED-EMISSION

10 PASSENGER FERRY.— 

11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term 

12 ‘zero- or reduced-emission passenger 

13 ferry’ means a passenger ferry used to 

14 provide public transportation that re15 duces operational lifecycle emissions 

16 by at least 75 percent through the use 

17 of eligible technologies and fuels, that 

18 may include utilizing onboard energy 

19 storage systems or alternative fuels, 

20 hybrid-electric or 100 percent electric 

21 propulsion, related shoreside charging 

22 or fueling infrastructure, and other 

23 technologies deployed under normal 

24 operation. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipi2 ent’ means a designated recipient, a local 

3 government authority, or a State that re4 ceives a grant under subsection (a). 

5 ‘‘(B) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Sec6 retary may make grants to recipients to finance 

7 eligible projects under this paragraph. 

8 ‘‘(C) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant 

9 under this paragraph shall be subject to the 

10 same terms and conditions as a grant under 

11 subsection (a). 

12 ‘‘(D) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The Sec13 retary shall solicit grant applications and make 

14 grants for eligible projects under this paragraph 

15 on a competitive basis. 

16 ‘‘(E) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 

18 of the cost of an eligible project carried out 

19 under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 

20 percent. 

21 ‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

22 non-Federal share of the cost of an eligible 

23 project carried out under this subsection 

24 may be derived from in-kind contribu25 tions.’’. 


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1 (b) SET ASIDE.—Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, 

2 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) to carry out section 5307(h)— 

4 ‘‘(A) $60,906,000 shall be set aside in fis5 cal year 2022, of which, not less than 

6 $20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 

7 under section 5307(h)(4); 

8 ‘‘(B) $61,856,134 shall be set aside in fis9 cal year 2023, of which, not less than 

10 $20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 

11 under section 5307(h)(4); 

12 ‘‘(C) $62,845,832 shall be set aside in fis13 cal year 2024, of which, not less than 

14 $20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 

15 under section 5307(h)(4); and 

16 ‘‘(D) $63,832,511 shall be set aside in fis17 cal year 2025, of which, not less than 

18 $20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 

19 under section 5307(h)(4);’’. 

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