House Bill 862
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 5, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
862
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Climate Action Planning for Ports Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for developing climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or other air pollutants at ports or port facilities or implementing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at one or more ports or port facilities. Climate action plans must demonstrate that the measures proposed to be implemented through the grants will do at least two of the following:
- improve energy efficiency at ports or port facilities,
- deploy technology or processes that reduce idling of vehicles at ports or port facilities, or
- reduce the direct emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants with a goal of achieving zero emissions.
February 5, 2021
02/08/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
02/05/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/05/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:48 PM