Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program

Bill: 116-s-4025
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-22
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental technology

Government studies and investigations

International organizations and cooperation

Marine and inland water transportation

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes appropriations to support the maritime environmental and technical assistance program of the U.S. Maritime Administration, including activities related to technologies that support port and vessel air emissions reductions and to support zero emissions technologies.</p> <p>Additionally, activities shall be used to inform the policy decisions of the United States related to domestic regulations and to the International Maritime Organization.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program . 2. Authorization of appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program (a) In General There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2021, for expenses necessary to support the maritime environmental and technical assistance program under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be used for activities related to technologies that support port and vessel air emissions reductions and to support zero emissions technologies. (b) Emissions In this section the term emissions means air pollutants , as defined in section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7602(g) ). (c) Uses Activities conducted pursuant to the authorization under this section shall be used to inform the policy decisions of the United States related to domestic regulations and to the International Maritime Organization, to the extent such activities are relevant.