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| 2012 federal legislative agenda | The Port's priorities include the Harbor Maintenance Tax, Surface Transportation re-authorization, radiation detection systems for containerized cargo and WRDA-214. |
| Surface transportation reauthorization | The Port supports a truly strategic freight mobility program that would serve the economic needs of our country by making investment decisions that optimize freight mobility, especially at locations of national significance, unconstrained by mode or political jurisdiction. |
| Harbor Maintenance Tax | The Port supports efforts to close the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) loophole that unfairly creates a competitive advantage for Canadian ports on the Pacific coast. |
| Radiation detection systems for containerized cargo | The Port supports the expedited deployment by Customs and Border Patrol of fixed radiation detection portals capable of scanning a wide variety of cargo handling equipment, including straddle carriers.
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| Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) | The Port supports the permanent extension of section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accept funds contributed by non-federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits. |
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| 2012 state legislative agenda | The Port's priorities include preserving a competitive climate for U.S. ports, completing State Route 167, protecting allocated toxic cleanup funds, reducing particulate air emissions, as well as issues related to habitat stewardship services and the public records act. |
| Toxics cleanup funds | The Port will work to protect the $63.8 million of Local Toxics Account funds allocated for Remedial Action Grants to clean up contaminated properties during the 2011-2013 biennium. |
| SR-167 completion | The Port supports completing State Route 167 by adding the remaining six miles between Puyallup (SR-161) and Tacoma (SR-509) originally envisioned in the highway's design 30 years ago. |
| Air quality | The Port supports efforts by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to reduce particulate air emissions from wood smoke. |
| Habitat stewardship services | The Port supports legislation clarifying the authority of public ports to contract with citizen's groups for stewardship services at habitat and recreational sites, similar to the authority currently granted to cities, counties, school districts and park districts. |