Growing American Shipping Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5270
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-30
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Licensing and registrations

Marine and inland water transportation

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Growing American Shipping Act of 2014 - Amends the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 to expand the directive to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and implement a program to promote the transportation of imports of liquefied natural gas to the United States on U.S.-flag vessels to include the promotion of the transportation of exports of the gas from the United States.</p> <p>Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to require DOT to give top priority to the processing of a license for liquefied natural gas facilities at a deepwater port that will supply the gas to be exported on U.S.-flag vessels in addition to the priority currently given to the processing of licenses for imports of the gas.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5270 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2014 Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. Hunter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To promote the transportation of liquified natural gas from the United States on United States flag vessels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Growing American Shipping Act of 2014 . 2. Purpose With respect to the trade and maritime transportation of natural gas produced in the United States, it is the purpose of this Act to— (1) enhance the national security and port safety of the United States by encouraging to the maximum extent practicable the transport of liquified natural gas on United States flag vessels; (2) maintain the technological ability of the United States shipbuilding industry to build and repair vessels for the Navy and the Coast Guard by maintaining the critical industrial infrastructure and skilled human workforce necessary to build such vessels; and (3) ensure to the maximum extent practicable that all maritime personnel operating vessels transporting liquified natural gas to or from the United States are credentialed by the Coast Guard and qualified to hold a transportation security card. 3. Promotion of transportation of LNG from the United States on United States flag vessels (a) Program Section 304(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–241 ; 33 U.S.C. 1503 note) is amended by inserting and from before the United States . (b) Amendment of Deepwater Port Act Section 4(i) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 ( 33 U.S.C. 1503(i) ) is amended by inserting before the period the following: or that will supply liquified natural gas to be exported on United States flag vessels .