§ 22-827 Shore power usage at cruise terminals.
AC § 22-827
a. Each covered maritime contract executed on or after the effective date of this section shall provide that a contracted entity shall require, or shall cause a cruise terminal operator to require, that any vessel utilize shore power when such vessel is at berth at a cruise terminal, provided that: (i) shore power is available at such cruise terminal; (ii) such vessel is equipped to utilize shore power at such cruise terminal; and (iii) in the judgement of such contracted entity or such cruise terminal operator, the use of shore power at such cruise terminal is safe and practicable at the time such vessel is at berth, considering weather conditions, technical limitations or any other similarly relevant factors. b. A contracted entity shall enforce compliance with the requirements of subdivision a of this section. c. Each covered maritime contract executed on or after the effective date of this section shall provide that a contracted entity shall submit to the mayor and speaker of the council, and post on the website of such contracted entity, a community traffic mitigation plan for each cruise terminal by the later of: (i) July 1, 2025; or (ii) 180 days after the date of execution of such covered maritime contract. In developing such plan, such contracted entity shall solicit input from members of the public who reside in neighborhoods surrounding a cruise terminal. Such plan shall be revised by such contracted entity as appropriate. Such plan shall be accompanied by an assessment by the police department and the department of transportation of which, if any, of the proposed measures such departments plan to undertake. (L.L. 2024/054, 4/6/2024, eff. 4/6/2024)
