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Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025
To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow for the transportation of energy products on vessels between points in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply if at least one such point is in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the maritime shipping laws to exempt energy products from the coastwise shipping restrictions when transported between the continental United States and Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Puerto Rico. The bill defines energy products to include equipment and components for electricity generation, storage, transmission, and distribution, such as power generators, wind turbines, solar panels, liquefied natural gas, and petroleum products. The exemption would apply to transportation between the continental states and these noncontiguous territories, as well as transportation between the noncontiguous territories themselves. This exemption would allow vessels not subject to the normal domestic shipping restrictions to transport these energy products to and from Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
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Actions (3)
- May 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. · house
- May 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Case, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow for the transportation of energy products on vessels between points in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply if at least one such point is in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
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 “Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ENERGY PRODUCTS EXEMPTION.
Section 55102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
“(a) Definitions.—In this subsection:
“(1) Covered noncontiguous trade.—The term ‘covered noncontiguous trade’ means—
“(A) trade between—
“(i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and
“(ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
“(B) trade between—
“(i) a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
“(ii) another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
“(2) Energy products.—The term ‘energy products’ means any equipment, component of equipment, or energy source for the generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
“(3) Energy source.—The term ‘energy source’ means—
“(A) liquefied natural gas or any other energy source needed for the generation of electricity; and
“(B) a petroleum product.
“(4) Equipment.—The term ‘equipment’ means power generators, storage units, wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric plants, and any other components needed for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity.
“(5) Merchandise.—The term ‘merchandise’ includes—
“(A) merchandise owned by the United States Government, a State, or a subdivision of a State; and
“(B) valueless material.
“(6) Petroleum product.—The term ‘petroleum product’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202).”;
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Energy Products Exemption.—Subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to transportation of energy products in covered noncontiguous trade on a vessel.”. <all>
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