Energizing American Maritime Act

Bill: 115-hr-1240
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-28
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Licensing and registrations

Marine and inland water transportation

Oil and gas

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Energizing American Maritime Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy to require a certain percentage of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. law.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1240 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2017 Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , and Mr. Hunter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under the laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energizing American Maritime Act . 2. National policy on strategic energy asset export transportation (a) LNG exports (1) Findings Congress finds the following: (A) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an explosive gas that can be hazardous to national import and export terminals and ports when mishandled. (B) LNG is a strategic national asset, the export of which will be used to preserve the United States tanker fleet and skilled mariner workforce that are essential to national security. (C) For the safety and security of the United States, LNG should be exported on vessels documented under the laws of the United States. (2) Requirement Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Transportation of exports of LNG on vessels documented under laws of the United States As a condition for approval of any authorization to export liquefied natural gas, the Secretary of Energy shall require the applicant to transport the authorized exports on vessels documented under the laws of the United States, as follows: (1) Fifteen percent of the liquefied natural gas authorized to be exported in each of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. (2) Thirty percent of the liquefied natural gas authorized to be exported in 2025 and each year thereafter. . (3) Opportunities for licensed and unlicensed mariners Each Federal official responsible for the issuance of a permit authorizing the export of liquefied natural gas shall require, as a condition and term of the permit, that the permittee shall provide opportunities for United States licensed and unlicensed mariners to receive experience and training necessary for them to become credentialed in working on a liquefied natural gas vessel. (b) Crude oil Section 101 of title I of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( 42 U.S.C. 6212a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting subsections (c), (d), and (e) ; (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Transportation of exports of crude oil on vessels documented under laws of the United States As a condition to export crude oil, the President shall require an applicant to transport the exports on vessels documented under the laws of the United States, as follows: (1) Fifteen percent of the crude oil to be exported in each of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. (2) Thirty percent of the crude oil to be exported in 2025 and each year thereafter. .