I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4341 
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 10, 2025 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. MULLIN) 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, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to assess certain fees on shipping and other 
vessels, 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 ‘‘International Maritime 
Pollution Accountability Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the greenhouse gas emissions from the ma-
rine shipping industry— 
(A) account for nearly 3 percent of total 
global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions; 
and 
(B) are increasing rapidly; and 
(2) ports are a large source of air pollution and 
contribute to poor air quality in the neighborhoods 
surrounding the ports, leading to worse health out-
comes for those who live in those neighborhoods. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) CALENDAR QUARTER.—The term ‘‘calendar 
quarter’’ means a period of 3 calendar months that 
ends on, as applicable, March 31, June 30, Sep-
tember 30, or December 31 of the applicable cal-
endar year. 
(3) CARGO OR FREIGHT.—The term ‘‘cargo or 
freight’’ does not include— 
(A) passengers transported for compensa-
tion or hire; 
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(B) fuel intended for use in propelling or 
powering a vessel; 
(C) ship’s stores; 
(D) sea stores; or 
(E) the legitimate equipment necessary to 
the operation of a vessel. 
(4) COVERED VOYAGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered voy-
age’’ means a voyage— 
(i) made using a self-propelled vessel 
of 5,000 gross tonnage or more, the pri-
mary purpose of which is transporting 
cargo or freight; and 
(ii) that begins when the vessel leaves 
the port of origin and terminates when the 
offloading operations at the final port of 
call are completed. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
voyage’’ does not include a voyage— 
(i) that has been included as an OCS 
source (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of 
section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7627)) because the voyage has the 
potential to emit any air pollutant as de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(i) of that sub-
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section and is, as a result, regulated pursu-
ant to that section; 
(ii) made for the purposes of trans-
porting military cargo, food aid, or sup-
plies for disaster or emergency relief; or 
(iii) made using a Jones Act vessel. 
(5) CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT.—The term ‘‘cri-
teria air pollutant’’ is within the meaning of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
(6) EXCLUSIVE
ECONOMIC
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 107 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(7) FINAL PORT OF CALL.—The term ‘‘final 
port of call’’, with respect to a covered voyage, 
means, as applicable— 
(A) the port in the United States where 
the vessel making the covered voyage offloaded 
the last of the cargo or freight of the vessel ul-
timately bound for the United States that was 
onboard the vessel on departure from the port 
of origin; or 
(B) if the last of the cargo or freight of the 
vessel ultimately bound for the United States 
that was onboard the vessel on departure from 
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the port of origin is offloaded in a foreign port, 
the most recent port of call in the United 
States prior to offloading the last of the cargo 
or freight of the vessel that is ultimately bound 
for the United States. 
(8) IMPORTER.—The term ‘‘importer’’ means 1 
of the parties that qualifies as an importer of record 
under section 484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)). 
(9) INTERMEDIATE
PORT.—The term ‘‘inter-
mediate port’’, with respect to a covered voyage, 
means each foreign port of call of the vessel of the 
covered voyage between the port of origin and the 
initial port of call of the vessel in the United States. 
(10) INTERNAL WATERS.—The term ‘‘internal 
waters’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2.24 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(11) JONES
ACT
VESSEL.—The term ‘‘Jones 
Act vessel’’ means a documented vessel (as defined 
in section 106 of title 46, United States Code) with 
a coastwise endorsement under section 12112 of 
that title. 
(12) PORT OF ORIGIN.— 
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(A) in any port of call in the United 
States; and 
(B) within the exclusive economic zone, the 
territorial sea, and the internal waters of the 
United States; 
(16) the total period of time spent— 
(A) north of 60 degrees north latitude; or 
(B) south of 60 degrees south latitude; 
(17) for each period described in paragraph 
(16), the total mass of each type of fuel consumed 
during that period; and 
(18) any other information that the Adminis-
trator determines is necessary to accurately deter-
mine the amount of the fees assessed under sections 
5 and 6. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The operator of a covered voyage 
shall submit the information required under subsection (a) 
for each covered voyage of the operator that ended during 
a calendar quarter by not later than 30 days after the 
end of that calendar quarter. 
SEC. 5. FEE ON LIFECYCLE CARBON DIOXIDE-EQUIVALENT 
EMISSIONS FROM CARGO VESSELS. 
(a) LIFECYCLE CO2–E EMISSIONS PROFILE
FOR 
MARITIME FUELS.—Not later than January 1, 2027, the 
Administrator shall develop a lifecycle carbon dioxide- 
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equivalent (CO2–e) emissions profile for each fuel used in 
maritime shipping to express the emissions from the com-
bustion of that fuel in carbon dioxide-equivalent per unit 
mass combusted. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF FEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 
2027, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Administrator receives from the operator of a 
covered voyage the information required to be sub-
mitted under section 4(a), the Administrator shall 
assess on the operator a fee with respect to the cov-
ered voyage in an amount determined in accordance 
with paragraph (2). 
(2) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and subsection (d), the amount of a 
fee assessed under paragraph (1) with respect 
to a covered voyage shall be the total sum of, 
for each type of fuel consumed during the cov-
ered voyage, the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
(i) the total mass of the fuel con-
sumed during the covered voyage; 
(ii) 
the 
carbon 
dioxide-equivalent 
emissions of the fuel, expressed in metric 
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tons per unit mass of fuel consumed, as 
determined under subsection (a); and 
(iii) $150. 
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(i) INFLATION.—Beginning in cal-
endar year 2028, the Administrator shall 
annually increase the amount described in 
subparagraph (A)(iii) by the percentage 
that is equal to the sum obtained by add-
ing— 
(I) the rate of inflation, as deter-
mined by the Administrator using the 
changes for the 12-month period end-
ing the preceding November 30 in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics of the Department 
of Labor; and 
(II) 5 percentage points. 
(ii) VOYAGES
IN
POLAR
REGIONS.— 
For any portion of a covered voyage that 
involves travel north of 60 degrees north 
latitude or south of 60 degrees south lati-
tude, the amount described in subpara-
graph (A)(iii) with respect to fuel con-
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sumed during that portion of the voyage, 
after adjustment under clause (i), if appli-
cable, shall be tripled. 
(iii) 
CREDITING
AMOUNTS
PAID 
UNDER GLOBAL ECONOMIC MEASURE.— 
(I) 
DEFINITIONS.—In 
this 
clause: 
(aa) ANNEX VI.—The term 
‘‘Annex VI’’ means Annex VI of 
the International Convention for 
the Prevention of Pollution from 
Ships, 1973 (if amended in a 
substantially similar manner, as 
determined by the Administrator, 
to the draft regulations described 
in Circular Letter No. 5005 of 
the International Maritime Orga-
nization, dated April 11, 2025). 
(bb) REMEDIAL UNIT; SUR-
PLUS UNIT.—The terms ‘‘reme-
dial unit’’ and ‘‘surplus unit’’ 
have the meanings given those 
terms under section 3 of Regula-
tion 2 of Annex VI. 
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(II) ADJUSTMENT.—For any car-
bon dioxide-equivalent emissions re-
sulting from a covered voyage for 
which the operator owes a fee under 
Annex VI, or would owe a fee under 
Annex VI but for any surplus units 
obtained by the operator for the cov-
ered voyage, the amount described in 
subparagraph (A)(iii), after adjust-
ment under clauses (i) and (ii), if ap-
plicable, shall be reduced by the appli-
cable Tier 1 or Tier 2 remedial unit 
cost owed by the operator, or that 
would be owed by the operator but for 
the surplus units, for that portion of 
the covered voyage under Annex VI. 
(3) DEADLINE.—A fee assessed under para-
graph (1) shall be due and payable to the Adminis-
trator not later than the later of— 
(A) the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the fee is assessed; and 
(B) the end of the calendar year in which 
the fee is assessed. 
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(4) PENALTY.—If an operator fails to pay a fee 
assessed under paragraph (1) by the date described 
in paragraph (3)— 
(A) the amount of the fee shall be in-
creased by 20 percent; and 
(B) for each consecutive 30-day period be-
ginning after the date described in paragraph 
(3), the amount of the fee shall be increased by 
an additional 20 percent until the date on 
which the fee is paid to the Administrator. 
(c) ALTERNATE FEE FOR IMPORTED CARGO.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
IMPORTING 
VOYAGE.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified im-
porting voyage’’ means a voyage made using a ves-
sel— 
(A) the primary purpose of which is trans-
porting cargo or freight; and 
(B) that, at a foreign port of call, offloads 
cargo or freight that is ultimately intended to 
be transported to the United States by sea, 
land, or air. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) REPORTING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2027, each importer for which a 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2027, not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Administrator re-
ceives from an importer described in sub-
paragraph (A)(i) the information required 
to be submitted under that subparagraph, 
the Administrator shall assess on the im-
porter the fee described in subsection (b) 
in accordance with that subsection, but the 
amount of that fee shall be adjusted as fol-
lows: 
(I) The amount of the fee shall 
be prorated for the share (by mass) of 
the cargo or freight on the vessel 
making the qualified importing voyage 
that is ultimately bound for the 
United States that is being imported 
by the importer. 
(II) After the adjustment de-
scribed in subclause (I), the amount 
of the fee shall be reduced by the 
amount of the fee, if any, otherwise 
assessed on the qualified importing 
voyage pursuant to subsection (b). 
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(ii) TREATMENT.—For purposes of 
clause (i), any reference in subsection (b) 
to the ‘‘covered voyage’’ shall be considered 
to be a reference to the qualified importing 
voyage. 
(C) ENFORCEMENT.—An importer de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) may not import 
the cargo or freight from a qualified importing 
voyage into the United States until the im-
porter— 
(i) submits the information required 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) pays the fee assessed under sub-
paragraph (B). 
(d) RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN POLLUTION FEES.— 
If a vessel with cargo or freight ultimately bound for the 
United States, or an operator of such a vessel, is subject 
to a pollution-based fee by the country of the port of origin 
of the vessel, any fee assessed on the operator of the vessel 
or an importer with cargo or freight on that vessel under 
this section shall be— 
(1) if the fee from the other country is equal 
to or more than 50 percent of the fee that would 
otherwise be assessed under this section, reduced by 
50 percent; and 
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(2) if the fee from the other country is less 
than 50 percent of the fee that would otherwise be 
assessed under this section, reduced by an amount 
equal to the amount of the fee from the other coun-
try. 
(e) SUNSET PROVISION.—This section ceases to 
apply on the date on which the Administrator publishes 
in the Federal Register a determination that the Inter-
national Maritime Organization or another agency of the 
United Nations has instituted and is enforcing a global 
fee on lifecycle carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from 
operators of covered voyages that is in an amount equal 
to or greater than the fees assessed for a covered voyage 
under this section. 
SEC. 6. FEES ON CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS. 
(a) EMISSIONS PROFILE.—Not later than January 1, 
2027, the Administrator shall develop a lifecycle emissions 
profile for each fuel used in maritime shipping to express 
the emissions from the combustion of that fuel of each 
of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and fine particulate 
matter (PM2.5) per unit mass combusted. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF FEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning on January 1, 
2027, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Administrator receives from the operator of a 
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covered voyage the information required to be sub-
mitted under section 4(a), the Administrator shall 
assess on the operator a fee with respect to the cov-
ered voyage in an amount determined in accordance 
with paragraph (2). 
(2) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amount of a fee assessed under 
paragraph (1) shall be the total sum of, for 
each type of fuel consumed during the covered 
voyage— 
(i) the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
(I) the total mass of the fuel con-
sumed during the covered voyage 
within the exclusive economic zone, 
the territorial sea, and the internal 
waters of the United States; 
(II) the quantity of nitrogen ox-
ides emitted by the consumption of 
the fuel, expressed in pounds per unit 
mass of fuel consumed, as determined 
under subsection (a); and 
(III) $6.30; 
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(ii) the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
(I) the total mass of the fuel con-
sumed during the covered voyage 
within the exclusive economic zone, 
the territorial sea, and the internal 
waters of the United States; 
(II) the quantity of sulfur dioxide 
emitted by the consumption of the 
fuel, expressed in pounds per unit 
mass of fuel consumed, as determined 
under subsection (a); and 
(III) $18; and 
(iii) the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
(I) the total mass of the fuel con-
sumed during the covered voyage 
within the exclusive economic zone, 
the territorial sea, and the internal 
waters of the United States; 
(II) the quantity of fine particu-
late matter emitted by the consump-
tion of the fuel, expressed in pounds 
per unit mass of fuel consumed, as 
determined under subsection (a); and 
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(III) $38.90. 
(B) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Beginning 
in calendar year 2028, the Administrator shall 
annually increase the amounts described in 
clauses (i)(III), (ii)(III), and (iii)(III) of sub-
paragraph (A) by the percentage that is equal 
to the sum obtained by adding— 
(i) the rate of inflation, as determined 
by the Administrator using the changes for 
the 12-month period ending the preceding 
November 30 in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor; and 
(ii) 5 percentage points. 
(3) DEADLINE.—A fee assessed under para-
graph (1) shall be due and payable to the Adminis-
trator not later than the later of— 
(A) the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the fee is assessed; and 
(B) the end of the calendar year in which 
the fee is assessed. 
(4) PENALTY.—If an operator fails to pay a fee 
assessed under paragraph (1) by the date described 
in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) the amount of the fee shall be in-
creased by 20 percent; and 
(B) for each consecutive 30-day period be-
ginning after the date described in paragraph 
(3), the amount of the fee shall be increased by 
an additional 20 percent until the date on 
which the fee is paid to the Administrator. 
SEC. 7. DECARBONIZING SHIPPING AND PORTS. 
(a) MODERNIZING THE JONES ACT FLEET.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ means the Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration. 
(B) LOW-CARBON FUEL.—The term ‘‘low- 
carbon fuel’’ means a marine fuel the lifecycle 
carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of which is 
at least 90 percent less than the lifecycle carbon 
dioxide-equivalent emissions of marine fuel oil. 
(C) 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘program’’ 
means the program established under para-
graph (2). 
(D) VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
The term ‘‘vessel of the United States’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 116 of title 
46, United States Code. 
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(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Maritime Administration 
an amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts col-
lected pursuant to fees assessed under sections 5 
and 6 during the previous calendar year to award 
grants, rebates, and low-interest loans, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Administrator, to eligible 
entities— 
(A) to replace existing Jones Act vessels 
that use marine fuel oil for propulsion power 
with vessels that are exclusively propelled using 
batteries, low-carbon fuels, or other zero-emis-
sions technologies; or 
(B) to retrofit existing Jones Act vessels 
that use marine fuel oil for propulsion power 
into vessels that are exclusively propelled using 
batteries, low-carbon fuels, or other zero-emis-
sions technologies. 
(3) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC-
TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis-
trator shall develop an application process, provide 
public notification, inform eligible entities of zero- 
emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 
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evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 
in a manner similar to the national grant program 
of the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency under subtitle G of title VII of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for 
an award under the program is an owner of a Jones 
Act vessel that currently uses marine fuel oil for 
propulsion power. 
(5) SELECTION.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seek-
ing an award under the program shall submit 
to the Administrator an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Administrator may require, 
which shall include a certification that an award 
under the program will be used, as applicable— 
(i) to purchase, or enter into a con-
tract for the construction of, a vessel that 
exclusively uses a battery or low-carbon 
fuels for all propulsion power; or 
(ii) to retrofit an existing Jones Act 
vessel that uses marine fuel oil for propul-
sion power into a vessel that is propelled 
using batteries or low-carbon fuels. 
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(B) PRIORITY.—In selecting the recipients 
of awards under the program, the Adminis-
trator shall give priority to entities the replace-
ment or retrofit of whose vessels would— 
(i) maximize the reduction of green-
house gas emissions; 
(ii) maximize the public health bene-
fits from the reduction of criteria air pol-
lutants; 
(iii) maximize water quality in ports 
and other bodies of water; 
(iv) maximize public health and envi-
ronmental benefits from every dollar spent 
under the program; and 
(v) alleviate air pollution in poor air 
quality areas, including— 
(I) areas identified by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency as in nonattainment or 
maintenance of national ambient air 
quality standards promulgated under 
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7409) for criteria air pollut-
ants; and 
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(II) other areas that receive a 
disproportionate quantity of air pollu-
tion, as determined by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency. 
(6) CLAWBACK.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that the recipient of an award under the pro-
gram has violated the certification required under 
paragraph (5)(A), the Administrator shall seek reim-
bursement of the full amount of the award provided 
to the recipient. 
(7) MODERNIZING
VESSELS
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—If the Administrator determines that no 
existing Jones Act vessels are eligible to receive 
funding under the program, for the duration of that 
determination, paragraphs (2) through (6) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘vessel of the United States’’ 
for ‘‘Jones Act vessel’’. 
(8) 
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 
fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 
than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 
the program. 
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(b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW-CAR-
BON MARITIME FUELS AND LOW-EMISSION MARITIME 
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State (including the District of Co-
lumbia and territories of the United States), re-
gional, local, or Tribal government; 
(B) a maritime shipping or logistics com-
pany; 
(C) a port authority; 
(D) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation; 
(E) a research institution; 
(F) a person engaged in the production, 
transportation, blending, or storage of sustain-
able maritime fuel in the United States or feed-
stocks in the United States that may be used 
to produce sustainable maritime fuel; 
(G) a person engaged in the development, 
demonstration, or application of low-emission 
maritime technologies; and 
(H) a nonprofit entity or nonprofit consor-
tium with experience in sustainable maritime 
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fuels, low-emission maritime technologies, or 
other clean transportation research programs. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Department of Energy an 
amount equal to 25 percent of the amounts collected 
pursuant to fees assessed under sections 5 and 6 
during the previous calendar year to award competi-
tive grants to eligible entities to carry out projects 
in the United States— 
(A) to produce, transport, blend, or store 
low-carbon maritime fuels; or 
(B) to develop, demonstrate, or apply low- 
emission maritime technologies. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 
program established under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Energy shall give priority to projects that 
maximize— 
(A) the domestic production and deploy-
ment of sustainable maritime fuels or the use of 
low-emission maritime technologies in commer-
cial maritime; 
(B) reductions in greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
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(C) public health benefits from criteria air 
pollutant reductions; 
(D) water quality in ports and other bodies 
of water; 
(E) public health and environmental bene-
fits from every dollar spent under that pro-
gram; and 
(F) the creation of new jobs in the United 
States. 
(4) 
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 
fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 
than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 
the program established under that paragraph. 
(c) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) LOW-CARBON FUEL.—The term ‘‘low- 
carbon fuel’’ means a marine fuel the lifecycle 
carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of which is 
at least 90 percent less than the lifecycle carbon 
dioxide-equivalent emissions of marine fuel oil. 
(B) 
MARITIME
ACADEMY.—The 
term 
‘‘maritime academy’’ means— 
(i) the United States Merchant Ma-
rine Academy; 
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(ii) a State maritime academy; and 
(iii) a center of excellence for domestic 
maritime workforce training and education 
designated under section 51706(a) of title 
46, United States Code. 
(C) 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘program’’ 
means the program established under para-
graph (2). 
(D) ZERO-EMISSION PORT EQUIPMENT OR 
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘zero-emission port 
equipment or technology’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 133(d) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7433(d)) (as in effect on 
January 1, 2025). 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 
Agency an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 
sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 
to award grants and rebates to support workforce 
training and development for the maintenance and 
operation of zero-emission port equipment or tech-
nology and vessels that are propelled using batteries 
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or low-carbon fuels, including training, program-
ming, and curriculum development at maritime 
academies on the maintenance and operation of 
zero-emission port equipment or technology and ves-
sels that are propelled using batteries or low-carbon 
fuels. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive an award under the program is— 
(A) a State (including the District of Co-
lumbia and territories of the United States), re-
gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic-
tion over a port authority or a port; 
(B) a port authority; 
(C) an air pollution control agency; 
(D) a maritime academy; and 
(E) a private entity that— 
(i) applies for a grant under this sub-
section in partnership with an entity de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (D); and 
(ii) owns, operates, or uses— 
(I) vessels, the primary purpose 
of which are transporting cargo or 
freight, that are propelled using bat-
teries or low-carbon fuels; or 
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(II) the facilities, cargo-handling 
equipment, transportation equipment, 
or related technology of a port. 
(4) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking 
an award under the program shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Ad-
ministrator may require. 
(5) 
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (2) each 
fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 
than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 
the program. 
(d) HARBOR CRAFT ELECTRIFICATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 
Agency an amount equal to 10 percent of the 
amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 
sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 
to award grants, rebates, or low-interest loans, as 
determined appropriate by the Administrator— 
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(A) to replace or retrofit existing harbor 
craft, except for ferry vessels, with vessels that 
use batteries for all propulsion power; and 
(B) to support workforce development and 
training to support the maintenance, charging, 
fueling, and operation of vessels described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC-
TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis-
trator shall develop an application process, provide 
public notification, inform eligible entities of zero- 
emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 
evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 
established under paragraph (1) in a manner similar 
to the national grant program of the Administrator 
under subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive an award under the program established 
under paragraph (1) is— 
(A) a State (including the District of Co-
lumbia and territories of the United States), re-
gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic-
tion over a port authority or a port; 
(B) a port authority; and 
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(C) a private entity that— 
(i) applies for an award under this 
subsection in partnership with an entity 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
(ii) owns, operates, or uses harbor 
craft, except for ferry vessels. 
(4) SELECTION.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seek-
ing an award under the program established 
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Admin-
istrator an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Administrator may require, which shall include 
a certification that an award under the program 
will be used to purchase a vessel that exclu-
sively uses a battery for all propulsion power. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In selecting the recipients 
of awards under the program established under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give pri-
ority to entities the replacement or retrofit of 
whose harbor crafts with vessels that use bat-
teries for all propulsion power would— 
(i) maximize the reduction of green-
house gas emissions; 
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(ii) maximize the public health bene-
fits from the reduction of criteria air pol-
lutants; 
(iii) maximize water quality in ports 
and other bodies of water; 
(iv) maximize public health and envi-
ronmental benefits from every dollar spent 
under the program; and 
(v) alleviate air pollution in poor air 
quality areas, including— 
(I) areas identified by the Ad-
ministrator as in nonattainment or 
maintenance of national ambient air 
quality standards promulgated under 
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7409) for criteria air pollut-
ants; and 
(II) other areas that receive a 
disproportionate quantity of air pollu-
tion, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
(5) CLAWBACK.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that the recipient of an award under the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1) has violated 
the certification required under paragraph (4)(A), 
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the Administrator shall seek reimbursement of the 
full amount of the award provided to the recipient. 
(6) 
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1) each 
fiscal year, the Administrator may use not more 
than 1 percent for the management and oversight of 
the program established under that paragraph. 
(e) FERRY ELECTRIFICATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter, there are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to the Environmental Protection 
Agency an amount equal to 10 percent of the 
amounts collected pursuant to fees assessed under 
sections 5 and 6 during the previous calendar year 
to award grants, rebates, or low-interest loans, as 
determined appropriate by the Administrator— 
(A) to replace or retrofit existing ferry or 
crew vessels with vessels that use batteries for 
all propulsion power; and 
(B) to support workforce development and 
training to support the maintenance, charging, 
fueling, and operation of vessels described in 
subparagraph (A) that use batteries for all pro-
pulsion power. 
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(2) MODELED OFF DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUC-
TION ACT.—To the extent practicable, the Adminis-
trator shall develop an application process, provide 
public notification, inform eligible entities of zero- 
emissions technologies, and submit to Congress an 
evaluation and report on the efficacy of the program 
established under paragraph (1) in a manner similar 
to the national grant program of the Administrator 
under subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive an award under the program established 
under paragraph (1) is— 
(A) a State (including the District of Co-
lumbia and territories of the United States), re-
gional, local, or Tribal agency that has jurisdic-
tion over a ferry line; 
(B) a port authority; and 
(C) a private entity that— 
(i) applies for an award under this 
subsection in partnership with an entity 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
(ii) owns, operates, or uses ferry or 
crew vessels. 
(4) SELECTION.— 
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