Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025 in plain language
1: Short title
This section would let the Act be called the Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025 .
2: Energy products exemption
This section would amend section 55102 of title 46, United States Code. It would rewrite subsection (a) to define six terms. "Covered noncontiguous trade" would mean trade between one of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and also trade between a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Puerto Rico and another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Puerto Rico. "Energy products" would mean any equipment, component of equipment, or energy source used to generate, store, transmit, or distribute electricity. "Energy source" would mean liquefied natural gas or any other energy source needed to generate electricity, and a petroleum product. "Equipment" would mean power generators, storage units, wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric plants, and any other components needed to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity. "Merchandise" would include merchandise owned by the United States government, a state, or a subdivision of a state, and valueless material. "Petroleum product" would have the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202). The section would also renumber the current subsection (c) of section 55102 as subsection (d), without changing its content, and would add a new subsection (c) stating that subsection (b) of section 55102 would not apply to the transportation of energy products in covered noncontiguous trade on a vessel.
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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. .