119-s881

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 881 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 881

 To amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as 
additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the 
 renewable fuel program.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 6, 2025

 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
 and Public Works

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 A BILL

 To amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as 
additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the 
 renewable fuel program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going 
Vessels Act''.

SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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Section 211

    (o)

    (1)
        (A) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545

    (o)

    (1)
        (A) ) is amended by striking ``fossil fuel present in 
home heating oil or jet fuel'' and inserting ``fossil fuel present in 
home heating oil, fuel for ocean-going vessels, or jet fuel''.

    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply beginning with respect to the second calendar year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement the 
amendment made by subsection

    (a) .
            (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
promulgating the final regulations required under subsection
            (c) , the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report describing the implementation of the amendment made by 
subsection

    (a) and the regulations promulgated under subsection
            (c) .
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