,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4  
,c>bajal 7= himself & ,mr4 ,huffman7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,oceans &    
,atmosph]e ( ! ,national ,oceanic &     
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to e/abli% 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+ ! 
we/]n coa/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,alan ,s4 ,l[5?al ,blue    
,:ales1 ,blue ,skies ,act4  #b4 ,blue   
,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,program  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y
 ( ,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e ( !  
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 9 consultation ) !       

,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d & !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all e/abli% ! ,blue
 ,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,program1 to--   
7#a7 r$uce air pollution1 gre5h\se      
gasses1 h>mful und]wat] ac\/ic impacts1 
& ! risk ( fatal :ale /rikes by enc\rag+
 volunt>y r$uction 9 ! spe$ ( eligible  
vessels transit+ ! ,program area2 &     
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 ,! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all-- 7#a7 model ! ,program aft] !     
,protect+ ,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies   
,vessel ,spe$ ,r$uction ,program1 :i* is
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,air ,pollution ,control 
,di/ricts ( ,santa ,b>b>a1 ,v5tura1 ,san
 ,luis ,obispo1 ,mont]ey ,bay ,c\nties &
 ! ,bay ,area ,air ,quality ,managem5t  
,di/rict1 ! ,*annel ,isl&s1 ,mont]ey    
,bay1 ,cordell ,bank1 & ,great]         
,f>allones ,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>ies1 
& ! ,cali=nia ,m>9e ,sanctu>y           

,f\ndation1 ! ,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\ndation2 &  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 ! ,"u ,secret>y
 %all annually aw>d ,blue ,:ales & ,blue
 ,skies ,excell5ce ,aw>ds to own]s (    
eligible vessels t h met ! requirem5ts  
dur+ ! prec$+ ye>4  7#b7 ,aw>d          
conditions ,z a condition ( an aw>d "u  
?is subsection1 ea* eligible vessel ( ! 
aw>dee %all1 at a m9imum transit !      
,program area at a spe$ ( #aj knots or  
l[]1 or1 9 c]ta9 circum/ances describ$  
by ! ,"u ,secret>y 9 guidance e/abli%$  
"u ! ,program1 bel[ a diff]5t maximum   
spe$4  7d7 ,(ficial logo ,! ,"u         
,secret>y %all create an (ficial logo to
 be recogniz$ z ! symbol ( excell5ce 9  
compliance ) ! ,program4  7e7 ,use (    
(ficial logo ,subject to any lic5c+     

requirem5ts1 ! logo describ$ 9          
subsection 7d7 may be us$ by %ipp+      
companies ) eligible vessels = :i* a    
,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies ,excell5ce  
,aw>d is aw>d$ "u ?is section1 z long z 
! logo is display$ alongside-- 7#a7 ! "n
 ( ! %ipp+ company2  7#b7 ! ye> = :i*   
su* aw>d 0 made2 &  7#c7 ! p]c5tage (   
di/ance travel$ by a p>ticipat+ vessel  
at a r$uc$ spe$ ?r\gh ! ,program area by
 eligible vessels ( ! %ipp+ company 9   
su* ye> t ! %ipp+ company 0 9 compliance
 ) ! ,program1 calculat$ z ! p]c5tage ( 
di/ance travel$ by a vessel at #aj knots
 or l[] ?r\gh ! ,program area by all    
vessels ( ! %ipp+ company 9 su* ye>1    
exclud+ transits direct$ by ! ,coa/     
,gu>d to proce$ 9 excess ( ! spe$       
requirem5ts ( ! ,program4  7f7 ,ext5sion
 ( program ,no lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y %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  7g7 ,limitations ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section %all be con/ru$--  7#a7 to      
require p>ticipation 9 ! ,program2  7#b7
 to au?orize appropriations =1 or !     
provision (1 any f9ancial inc5tive =    
p>ticipation 9 ! ,program2 or  7#c7 to  
au?orize any action t affects navigation
 safety4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,eligible vessel ,! t]m  
eligible vessel means a vessel t is #cjj
 gross tons or great] & has be5 approv$ 
by ! ,"u ,secret>y to p>ticipate 9 !    
program4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m ,program 
means ! ,blue ,:ales & ,blue ,skies     
,program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7#c7 
,program ,area ,! t]m ,program area--   
7,a7 means ! m>9e area surr\nd+ ! we/]n 
coa/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z is designat$  

by ! ,"u ,secret>y = purposes ( ?is     
section2 &  7,b7 includes1 at a m9imum1 
! geographic area id5tifi$ 9 ! exi/+    
,vessel ,r$uction ,program describ$ 9   
subsection 7b77#a74