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            Port Infrastructure Development Program Update
                   The Department of Transportation, Mari-
            time Administration (MARAD) has resumed the grant
            application process for $450 million dollars in funding
            to improve the safety, efficiency, and/or reliability
            of the movement of goods through ports and inter-
            modal connections to ports under the FY 2025 Port
            Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). This
            includes the loading, unloading, and movement of
            goods at ports, operational improvements to ports,
            and environmental impact and emissions mitigation   vehicle fleets, the maritime use, transport, and stor-
            measures.                                           age of LPG nationwide, and the establishment of new
                   This funding opportunity was briefly paused   infrastructure to support LPG exports.
            from January 28, 2025 through February 7, 2025 as          Applications to the 2025 PIDP opportuni-
            part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to review   ty must be submitted through the Grants.gov web
            and revise grant programs. MARAD issued the follow-  portal. Consult the PIDP factsheet for more informa-
            ing statement on February 7:                        tion and review its Notice of Funding Opportunity for
                   This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)    a comprehensive breakdown. Questions about this
            was mistakenly removed on January 28, 2025. No      funding opportunity or need help in with the applica-
            changes were made to the original December 20,      tion process? Contact NPGA Manager of Grants and
            2024, publication. MARAD will publish an amended    Agency Engagement Nicholas Edward.■
            NOFO consistent with new Administration priorities   NPGA Discusses Tariffs with State Energy Offices
            on Grants.gov. Once MARAD publishes the amended            NPGA State Affairs staff was recently invited
            NOFO, the application deadline will be extended by   to present to the National Association of State Energy
            the number of days between the initial solicitation   Officials (NASEO) Energy Security Committee regard-
            (December 20, 2024) and the amendment, consistent   ing tariffs proposed by the Trump administration and
            with section 3511 of the FY 2025 National Defense   potential implications for the propane industry. Staff
            Authorization Act.
                                                                presented to more than 50 state energy officials and
                   Applications will be accepted from state and   aligned industry partners, and discussed the potential
            local governmental entities, public agencies or pub-  economic impact a 10% tariff on liquid fuels from Can-
            licly chartered authorities established by one or more   ada would have on the domestic propane market, the
            states, or Indian Tribes. Private entities and groups,   interdependencies of the U.S. and Canadian propane
            including the owners and operators of ports and facil-  supply chain, as well as the implications the sector-lev-
            ities, may apply jointly under the leadership of one of   el tariffs recently levied on steel and aluminum may
            the governing agencies described above.             have on propane industry parts and equipment.
                   NPGA expects key language relating to Biden-        The NASEO Energy Security Committee
            era executive orders on climate change, Justice40,   provides a forum for states to work effectively with
            and other directives to be removed from this oppor-  industry to bolster state-level energy security and pre-
            tunity, in line with new executive orders and direc-  paredness. As such, it is critical that NPGA State Affairs
            tives made by President Trump. Namely, the Unleash-  staff educate state energy offices on the potential
            ing American Energy executive order removes electric   impact tariffs may have on the flow of propane into the
            vehicle mandates and impediments in federal funding   U.S., and how this might affect supply and logistics in
            opportunities on the use and development of domes-  their states. Through collaboration with NASEO, NPGA
            tic energy resources such as propane. The 2025 PIDP   fosters valuable relationships with state energy offic-
            opportunity has the potential to benefit the propane   es in order to mutually advocate for reasonable and
            industry through expansions of propane and autogas   responsible energy policy.■



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