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JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Should California spend more money on infrastructure for ports and expedite completion? Click here for Mr. O’Connell’s article On February 1, 2012, the House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Oversight and Select Revenue Measures held a joint hearing on harbor maintenance funding and maritime tax issues. The hearing focused on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Harbor Maintenance Tax, maintenance underfunding, and the tax treatment of foreign shipping operations. Testimony was heard from: [.....] Continue reading House Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Tax “The port industry generates economic benefits, supporting about 13 million jobs and accounting for $4 trillion in economic impacts. As a nation that needs to compete in a global economy it is important to recognize that international trade represents about 30 percent of the U.S. GDP, much of which is transported through our nation’s ports [.....] Continue reading Tell Congress our maritime highways are critical to our transportation infrastructure! San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) staff will hold a public workshop to explain and seek public comment regarding the content of the Tomales Bay Mercury TMDL. Meeting Details: Monday, February 13, 2012 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Red Barn Classroom [.....] Continue reading Notice of Public Workshop – Tomales Bay Mercury TMDL BIA of the Bay Area is hosting an informational program about new BAQMD regulations. Meeting will include representatives from Bay Area Air Quality Management District and San Francisco Department of Public Health. For more information, visit BIA of the Bay Area website (Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after holding a House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Maritime Tax Issues earlier today: “At a time when Americans are concerned about our nation’s competitiveness, the federal government seems to be content [.....]
Continue reading Boustany Holds Hearing on Harbor Maintenance Funding and Maritime Tax Issues John Coleman was a panelist at the California Maritime Leadership Symposium this morning. The topic for the mornings session, “2012 “STATE OF THE STATE” MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM” enabled the BPC Executive Director to highlight the Greater San Francisco Bay Area maritime industry’s economic impact to the state and beyond. Download BPC [.....]
Continue reading BPC Executive Director, John Coleman, at California Maritime Leadership Symposium
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