To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8BA850A1AE2B4EF8A77F72B956319FF3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Shipping Act of 2025.
- Section HF58C36BFF468454F81D988DCC772B274: 2. Marine greenhouse gas fuel standard The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 212 (42 U.S.C. 7546) the following: The term carbon...
- Section HFAF88A39FD774295BCA35A92D381673D: 212A. Marine greenhouse gas fuel standard The term carbon dioxide-equivalent means the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions with the same global...
- Section H91073056E43D4253991FB9C812C240E7: 3. In-port marine vessel zero emission standards Section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7547) is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the establishment of standards to limit the carbon intensity of the fuel used by certain vessels, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Garcia of California (for himself, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Matsui, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any voyage of a vessel for the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes—(A)that is between any ports of call under the jurisdiction of the United States
any voyage of a vessel for the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes— that is between any ports of call under the jurisdiction of the United States
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