Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program

Bill: 117-s-1150
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

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: 2021-04-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-15
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 United States position on matters before the International Maritime Organization.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1150 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2021 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, and for other purposes.

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 (1) Maritime environmental and technical assistance program There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2022, for expenses necessary to support the maritime environmental and technical assistance program under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000, 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. (2) Availability Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. (b) Uses Section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Uses The results of activities conducted under subsection (b)(1) shall be used to inform the policy decisions of the United States related to domestic regulations and to the United States position on matters before the International Maritime Organization. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (g) Air emissions defined In this section, the term air emissions means release into the air of— (1) air pollutants, as such term is defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7602 ); or (2) gases listed in section 731(2) of the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 ( 22 U.S.C. 7901(2) ). .