Request FY26 funding for Terminal 2 Mass Timber Housing Innovation Campus (MTHIC) community project through THUD EDI. Continuing Resolution funding including: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) formula and discretionary FAA operations Fiscal Year 2026 Approprations Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) - $750 million Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD -formerly RAISE) - $800 million
* Seismic runway project, no specific legislation. * Use of facial recognition technology at airports, no specific legislation. * Processing of asylees and refugees at airports, no specific legislation.
Monitor and proactive approach to Section 301 investigation. * Section 301 allows the U.S. government to take action against unfair foreign trade practices. * The USTR is currently investigating China's targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance, proposing potential fees and restrictions on Chinese vessels and operators. * The United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register Notice to solicit comments on proposed actions to counter what USTR deems are Chinas unfair trade practices to dominate the maritime industry, including: * The proposal stems from a petition filed last year from five major labor unions asking USTR to investigate Chinas practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors. * The Biden administration found Chinas practices warranted taking trade action. The labor unions made several suggestions, including a fee imposed on Chinese-made ships that dock at U.S. ports to load or unload cargo, with the proceeds going to help fund shipbuilding in the United States. * A service fee on Chinese maritime transport operators at a rate of up to $1,000,000 per entrance of any vessel of that operator to a U.S. port. * A service fee on maritime transport operators with fleets comprised of Chinese-built vessels at a rate of up to $1,500,000 per vessel entrance to a U.S. port. * A service fee on maritime transport operators with orders in Chinese shipyards or vessels expected to be delivered by Chinese shipyards over the next 24 months, at a rate up to up to $1,000,000 per vessel entrance to a U.S. port.
Monitor and evaluate impacts of global tariffs Reciprocal Tariff (IEEPA) * On April 5th a global minimum tariff of 10% will be applied to all countries. Such rates of duty shall apply with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption. Automobiles and Automobile Parts - On March 26th, 2025, a 25% global tariff on automobiles and automobile parts was announced. The tariff applies to imported passenger vehicles (sedans, SUVs, crossovers, minivans, cargo vans) and light trucks, as well as key automobile parts (engines, transmissions, powertrain parts, and electrical components), with processes to expand tariffs on additional parts if necessary. Steel & Aluminum - First announced on February 10th, a global tariff of 25% on imports of steel, aluminum, and derivative products went into effect on March 12th.
* Support for airport infrastructure and modernization of marine terminals. * Support for WRDA provisions as it related to the dredging of the Columbia River * Support for funding the replacement for Dredge Oregon
Emphasized importance and carry through of provisions in H.R. 8812 Water Resources Development Act reauthorization of 2024: 100% reimbursement of capital asset acquisition required to perform dredging operations on the federal navigation channel on the Columbia River (Sec.333); definition clarification to ensure aquatic confined placement structures are deemed in the national interest and built at full Federal expense rather than cost-shared (Sec.131); and clarification that pile dike maintenance are existing projects and not new construction (Sec.144). Implementation of draft Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP)and environmental impact studies, no specific legislation.