4.5 Shipping (Ch. 17)

LPDD Model Law: Arctic Shipping Tax Act

Would impose a tax on the greenhouse gas content of fossil fuels used by commercial shipping vessels engaged in international shipping in Arctic Circle waters in the thirty days prior to calling at a United States port.

LPDD Model Law: Amendments to Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

Requiring all ships to track and then report all greenhouse gases emitted from the last port of call to the U.S. port of call, requiring that information to be made public, and supporting the development of efficiency rankings