The below article was taken from the October 2013 edition of Eno Brief, and also appears on the author’s MTS Matters blog. Bottom Line Thoughts on the Marine Transportation System BY Paul Bea PHB Public Affairs Earlier this summer the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) issued the last of its […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Matthew Davis Government Relations Manager Port of Oakland 510-627-1430 mdavis@portoakland.com Tracy Taylor Grondine Media Relations Director American Farm Bureau Federation 202-406-3642 tracyg@fb.org Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland, Your Port, Your Partner. www.portofoakland.com […]
Continue ReadingBay Planning Coalition President Scott Warner represented the interests of BPC and its members at Tuesday’s roundtable with Congressman Garamendi, and look forward to working with the Congressman and partners on the issues outlined below. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2013 Contact: Donald Lathbury (202) 570-3178 donald.lathbury@mail.house.gov Matthew Kravitz (202) 731-3017 matthew.kravitz@mail.house.gov […]
Continue ReadingFull Committee Markup of House WRRDA Legislation By Eric Sapirstein, President of ENS Resources On September 19, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved and reported favorably to the House, H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain waterways […]
Continue ReadingPort of Redwood City Annual RePort to the Community www.redwoodcityport.com September 2013 Lorianna Kastrop We are pleased to present our […]
Continue ReadingThanks to ENS Resources for sending along this news: (Politico) MT EXCLUSIVE — Harbor tax overhaul: Today Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell introduce a bill (text: http://1.usa.gov/16eZfDG) to replace the harbor maintenance tax with a “maritime goods movement user fee” that would end companies skirting the U.S. tax and would double the money […]
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release: September 13, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria or Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 Shuster to Host Twitter Townhall on Water Resources Reform Legislation & Why WRRDA Matters for Jobs, Trade, & Competitiveness Video Makes the Case for Importance of Ports, Waterways & Infrastructure Washington, DC – On Tuesday, September 17th at 4:30 p.m., Transportation and Infrastructure […]
Continue ReadingBelow in PDF is the 14-page Booklet from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on WRRDA 2013: The Water Resources Reform and Development Act. WRRDA Booklet
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release – September 11, 2013 Contact: Neal Patel – (202) 225-2031 Boustany Committed to Funding Waterway Maintenance Infrastructure (Washington, DC) – Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) was unveiled earlier today by House […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week unveiled a 50-state fact sheet detailing exactly how many jobs and billions of dollars in commerce can be traced to each state’s ports and waterways. http://www.uschamber.com/lra/waterways-work-america
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