EPA Seeks Comment On IRA Clean Ports Program

Among its many provisions, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes $3 billion for the purchase or installation of zero-emission port equipment or technology located at U.S. ports or used to directly serve U.S. ports. Of that funding, $750 million is reserved for ports located in a Clean Air Act non-attainment area. For the past two months, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has held listening sessions with stakeholders in advance of issuing guidance on the program's administration, and the agency is now soliciting responses by January 18, 2023, to a Request for Information that poses 8 key questions for stakeholders.

Eligibility

The Inflation Reduction Act identifies four categories of participants eligible for funding under the Clean Ports program: (i) port authorities; (ii) States, regions, localities, or Tribal agencies with jurisdiction over a port authority or port; (iii) air pollution control agencies; and (iv) “private entities that apply for a