This bill would expand the federal renewable fuel program to include fuel used in ocean-going vessels, allowing producers of renewable fuels for ships to generate credits under the existing Clean Air Act framework. Currently, the renewable fuel program only covers renewable alternatives to home heating oil and jet fuel, but this legislation adds marine fuel to that list. The Environmental Protection Agency would have one year from enactment to write regulations implementing this change, which would take effect in the first calendar year after the bill becomes law. The EPA would then have an additional year to submit a report to Congress on how the new program is working. The bill does not specify new funding amounts but would operate within the existing renewable fuel credit system already in place.
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