Climate Smart Ports Act
USA116th CongressS-4046| Senate
| Updated: 6/23/2020
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (7)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Climate Smart Ports Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for purchasing or installing equipment and technology that (1) is used at a port and produces zero exhaust emissions of certain pollutants and greenhouse gases, or (2) captures 100% of the exhaust emissions produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthEnvironmental technologyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingMarine and inland water transportationMilitary personnel and dependentsNavigation, waterways, harborsPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earnings
Climate Smart Ports Act
USA116th CongressS-4046| Senate
| Updated: 6/23/2020
Climate Smart Ports Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for purchasing or installing equipment and technology that (1) is used at a port and produces zero exhaust emissions of certain pollutants and greenhouse gases, or (2) captures 100% of the exhaust emissions produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (7)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthEnvironmental technologyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor standardsLighting, heating, coolingMarine and inland water transportationMilitary personnel and dependentsNavigation, waterways, harborsPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earnings