An Act relating to the sulfur content of marine fuel.

Summary

The bill bans the use of marine fuel that contains more than 0.1% sulfur by weight inside the North American Emission Control Area and more than 0.5% outside that area when vessels operate in Alaska’s applicable waters. It applies to all commercial and private vessels, but exempts continuous ocean‑going trips that do not call at multiple state ports, vessels forced to stop because of emergencies or assistance, and vessels owned or operated by the United States or foreign governments, as well as any vessel the Department of Environmental Conservation determines has equivalent low sulfur emissions. The measure aims to cut sulfur pollution from ships.

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