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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3516 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Trans-
portation 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 fol-
lowing 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Greenhouse gas Reduc-
tion and Environmental Enhancement through New Fer-
ries Act’’ or the ‘‘GREEN Ferries Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PASSENGER FERRY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5307(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ZERO-EMISSION
OR
REDUCED-EMISSION 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term 
‘eligible project’ means a project or pro-
gram of projects in an area eligible for a 
grant under subsection (a) for— 
‘‘(I) acquiring zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(II) leasing zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(III) constructing new vessels, 
facilities, and related equipment for 
zero- or reduced-emission passenger 
ferries; 
‘‘(IV) leasing facilities and re-
lated equipment for zero- or reduced- 
emission passenger ferries; 
‘‘(V) constructing new public 
transportation facilities to accommo-
date zero- or reduced-emission pas-
senger ferries; 
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‘‘(VI) 
constructing 
shoreside 
ferry charging or fueling infrastruc-
ture for zero- or reduced-emission 
passenger ferries; or 
‘‘(VII) rehabilitating or improv-
ing existing public transportation fa-
cilities to accommodate zero- or re-
duced-emission passenger ferries. 
‘‘(ii) ZERO- OR
REDUCED-EMISSION 
PASSENGER FERRY.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘zero- or reduced-emission passenger 
ferry’ means a passenger ferry used to 
provide public transportation that re-
duces operational lifecycle emissions 
by at least 75 percent through the use 
of eligible technologies and fuels, that 
may include utilizing onboard energy 
storage systems or alternative fuels, 
hybrid-electric or 100 percent electric 
propulsion, related shoreside charging 
or fueling infrastructure, and other 
technologies deployed under normal 
operation. 
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‘‘(iii) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipi-
ent’ means a designated recipient, a local 
government authority, or a State that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to recipients to finance 
eligible projects under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—A grant 
under this paragraph shall be subject to the 
same terms and conditions as a grant under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(D) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall solicit grant applications and make 
grants for eligible projects under this paragraph 
on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(E) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 
of the cost of an eligible project carried out 
under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 
percent. 
‘‘(ii) 
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share of the cost of an eligible 
project carried out under this subsection 
may be derived from in-kind contribu-
tions.’’. 
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(b) SET ASIDE.—Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) to carry out section 5307(h)— 
‘‘(A) $60,906,000 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2022, of which, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 
under section 5307(h)(4); 
‘‘(B) $61,856,134 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2023, of which, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 
under section 5307(h)(4); 
‘‘(C) $62,845,832 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2024, of which, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 
under section 5307(h)(4); and 
‘‘(D) $63,832,511 shall be set aside in fis-
cal year 2025, of which, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be used to make grants 
under section 5307(h)(4);’’. 
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