,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #f1         
#bjag,mr4 ,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 &  
,mr4 ,khanna7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>ies ( !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration to create a ,blue ,:ales &
 ,blue ,skies ,program to r$uce air     
pollution & h>mful und]wat] ac\/ic      
impacts & ! risk ( fatal vessel :ale    
/rikes by recogniz+ volunt>y r$uctions 9
 ! spe$ ( vessels transit+ ! ,great]    
,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel ,region1          
,cali=nia1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,blue   
,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,act4  #b4 ,blue  
,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,program  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>ies ( 

! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic      
,adm9i/ration1 9 consultation ) !       
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1 %all e/abli% 
! ,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,program1 
to--  7#a7 r$uce air pollution & h>mful 
und]wat] ac\/ic impacts & ! risk ( fatal
 :ale /rikes by enc\rag+ volunt>y       
r$uction 9 ! spe$ ( eligible vessels    
transit+ ! ,great] ,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel
 ,region2 &  7#b7 annually aw>d ,blue   
,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,excell5ce ,aw>ds 
= v]ifi$ successful p>ticipation 91 &   
compliance )1 ! program by eligible     
vessels4  7b7 ,program requirem5ts ,!   
,director %all-- 7#a7 model ! program   
aft] ! pilot ,vessel ,spe$ ,r$uction    
,program adm9i/]$ by ! ,santa ,b>b>a    
,c\nty ,air ,pollution ,control         
,di/rict1 ! ,v5tura ,c\nty ,air         
,pollution ,control ,di/rict1 ! ,*annel 
,isl&s ,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>y1 !     
,environm5tal ,def5se ,c5t] 7a nonpr(it 
corporation e/abli%$ "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate
 ( ,cali=nia z 9 effect on ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act71 & ! ,national     

,m>9e ,sanctu>y ,f\ndation1 except !    
,director may n provide a f9ancial      
inc5tive = p>ticipation 9 ! program2 &  
7#b7 develop ! program 9 consultation ) 
! entities ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a74   
7c7 ,annual aw>ds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u !  
program1 ! ,director %all annually aw>d 
,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,excell5ce  
,aw>ds to own]s ( eligible vessels t h  
compli$ ) ! program dur+ ! prec$+ ye>4  
7#b7 ,aw>d conditions ,z a condition (  
an aw>d "u ?is subsection1 ! ,director  
%all require1 at a m9imum1 t ea*        
eligible vessel ( ! aw>dee-- 7,a7       
transit ! ,great] ,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel 
,region at spe$s ( #ab knots or l[]1 or 
at a l[] maximum spe$ z provid$ 9       
guidance e/abli%$ "u ! program2 &  7,b7 
p>ticipate 9 ! ,port ( ,los ,angeles or 
,port ( ,long ,bea* vessel spe$ r$uction
 program1 respectively1 if ! vessel     
calls at t port 9 ! transit = :i* ! aw>d
 is consid]$4  7d7 ,(ficial seal ,!     
,director %all create an (ficial seal to
 be recogniz$ z ! symbol ( excell5ce 9  

compliance ) ! program1 t--  7#a7 may be
 us$ by %ipp+ companies ) eligible      
vessels = :i* a ,blue ,:ales & ,blue    
,skies ,excell5ce ,aw>d is aw>d$ "u ?is 
section2  7#b7 includes ! "n ( ! %ipp+  
company2  7#c7 includes ! ye> = :i* su* 
aw>d 0 made2 &  7#d7 includes ! p]c5tage
 ( transits ?r\gh ! ,great] ,santa      
,b>b>a ,*annel ,region by eligible      
vessels ( ! %ipp+ company 9 su* ye> t 7 
9 compliance ) ! program1 calculat$ z-- 
7,a7 ! numb] ( su* transits1 divid$ by  
7,b7 ! total numb] ( transits ?r\gh !   
,great] ,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel ,region by
 all vessels ( ! %ipp+ company 9 su*    
ye>1 exclud+ transits direct$ by ! ,coa/
 ,gu>d to proce$ 9 excess ( ! spe$      
requirem5ts ( ! program4  7e7 ,ext5sion 
( program ,no lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director %all-- 7#a7 consid] !         
feasibility ( ext5d+ ! program to       
encompass all %ipp+ *annels along !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,pacific coa/ betwe5      
,canada & ,mexico2 &  7#b7 report !     

f9d+s & recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a7 
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives1 & to ! ,committee on   
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate4  7f7 ,limitations ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section %all be con/ru$--  7#a7 to      
require p>ticipation 9 ! program2  7#b7 
to au?orize appropriations =1 or !      
provision (1 any f9ancial inc5tive =    
p>ticipation 9 ! program2 or  7#c7 to   
au?orize any action t affects navigation
 safety4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,eligible vessel ,! t]m  
eligible vessel means a vessel t has be5
 approv$ by ! ,director to p>ticipate 9 
! program4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m program
 means ! ,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies    
,program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7#c7 
,great] ,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel ,region ,!
 t]m ,great] ,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel      
,region-- 7,a7 means su* portion ( !    
geographic zone us$ by vessels          
transport+ goods to transit ! area      

surr\nd+ ! ,*annel ,isl&s1 includ+ !    
,santa ,b>b>a ,*annel1 ,cali=nia1 z is  
designat$ by ! ,director = purposes (   
?is section2 &  7,b7 includes1 at a     
m9imum1 ! geographic area id5tifi$ 9 !  
pilot ,vessel ,spe$ ,r$uction ,program  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b77#a74