Monitored for funding opportunities for development projects at PortMiami,including for STS cranes. Advocated for appropriations for port development projects, including the Reefer Yard expansion project and WRDA 2020 authorized provisions relating to Donor and Energy Transfer Ports. Advocate for policy change relating to Army Corps reimbursements to nonfederal sponsors. Monitored DOT's review of PortMiami's INFRA grant award announced in October 2024. Monitored the Administration's Executive Orders relating to grant funding and other agency developments impacting U.S. ports, including the USTR's proposal to implement fees on maritime transport services. Advocate for amendments to the Clean Water Act relating to the the discharge of dredge and fill materials, H.R. 3927, the Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act
Monitored for funding opportunities for development projects at PortMiami, including for STS cranes. Advocated for appropriations for WRDA 2020 authorized provisions relating to Donor and Energy Transfer Ports and for other development projects, including PortMiami's reefer yard expansion. Monitored the DOT's review of the pending obligation for PortMiami's reefer yard expansion grant. Monitored for federal agency developments impacting U.S. ports, including the USTR's proposal to implement fees on maritime transport services.