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Northwest Transportation Briefing. PNW container ports no longer have a competitive advantage The Canadians are eating our lunch We need your help. Competiti ve Threats. Midwest Battleground. West Coast Ports TEU Volumes 2009. Seattle 1,584,000 Tacoma 1,545,000 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Northwest Transportation Briefing
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PNW container ports no longer have a competitive advantage
The Canadians are eating our lunch
We need your help
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Competitive Threats
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Midwest Battleground
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West Coast Ports TEU Volumes 2009
Seattle 1,584,000Tacoma 1,545,000Portland 174,000Oakland 2,051,000Los Angeles 6,748,000Long Beach 5,067,000
Port of Metro Vancouver 2,152,000Port of Prince Rupert 265,000
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Canada’s Gateway & Corridor Initiative Targets U.S. Midwest Cities
• 58 hours closer to Asia• No Harbor
Maintenance Tax
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Competitive Threats
Widening of Panama Canal makes all-water route viable again
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Over 26M TEU New Capacity Planned at East Coast/Gulf Ports
Houston: Bayport Terminal $1.4 billion project. 2.3 M TEU.
Jacksonville: 2 new container terminals. 2 Million TEU. Dredging to 45’’
Savannah: Expand capacity to 6.5 Million TEU. 48’ channel deepening project.
Charleston: Proposed new 1.3M TEU terminal. 45’ deep.
Norfolk: current projects to expand to 3M TEU. All 56’ depth.
New York: 52’ depth by 2012. Expanded rail capacity to 1 million on/near dock.
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Global Trading Partners
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Pacific Northwest Mainline Rail
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West Vancouver Freight Access Rail Project
PROJECT PARTNERS:
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Deep Draft Lower Columbia River
• 105-mile deep draft channel
• 40 million tons worth $17 billion
• Jobs: 40,000 direct; 100,000 indirect
• 3 grain ports; 4th to come early 2011
• 14-16M tons grain and growing
• 3M tons forest products
• Third largest grain export gateway in the world
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• 14’ channel
• 360 miles – Portland/Vancouver to Lewiston
• 8 locks
• 10-12M tons
• $3B in value
• Keeps 700,000 trucks off highways that run through Columbia River Gorge
Inland Columbia/Snake River Channel
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• Critical to survival of local communities
• International trade, recreational boating, commercial fishing
• $94.3M recreational sales, 1500 jobs in OR
• Four top 40 US Commercial Fish Landings in OR & WA
• $100M estimated annual value of Commercial Fish Landings in OR
• Infrastructure funding vital to maintaining coastal economies
OR & WA Shallow Draft/”Low Use” Ports
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2010 Fast Facts
Miles of Track 1,073
Annual Payroll $123.4 M
In-State Purchases $84.9 M
Capital Spending $89.6 M
Employees 1,581
Union Pacific in Oregon
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2010 Fast Facts
Miles of Track 532
Annual Payroll $23.2 M
In-State Purchases $95.9 M
Capital Spending $18.8 M
Employees 319
Union Pacific in Washington
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BNSF Rail Network
BNSF Network
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What is Unique About RailAnd Why Public Policy Matters
Anti-Trust
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Tax
Public/Private Partnerships
Safety
Railroads
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Port of Vancouver Train Blocking Mainline
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West Vancouver Freight Access Rail Project
PROJECT PARTNERS:
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• Serves major urban areas in NW from Willamette Valley to Vancouver, BC
• 7th highest ridership among passenger rail corridors nationwide
• Partnership between WSDOT, ODOT and Amtrak• Federal support will help increase frequency,
improve travel times and reliability
Amtrak Cascades Service
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• Highway Trust Fund supported almost entirely by gas and diesel taxes
• Trust Fund expected to exhaust balances in 2013 (or maybe even 2012)
• Without additional resources, Congress will have to cut highway funding about 30%, transit funding 40%+
• In long-term, need to re-think over-reliance on gas tax
Federal Highway Trust Fund
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Highway Trust Fund Finances
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Funding Revenue Balance
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• One of the worst chokepoints in the nation• Innovative, multi-modal solution• Federal support through program for projects of
national significance is critical
Columbia River Crossing
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• Four largest airports:– Sea-Tac– Portland– Spokane– Boise
• Many other commercial service airports
• Even more general aviation airports
Airports in the Pacific Northwest
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• Passenger service– Domestic/International
• Cargo service– Domestic/International
• General aviation business/recreation
• On-airport commercial activities
• Job generators
Value of Airports
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• Funding– Tax treatment of airport bonds– Airport Improvement Program (FAA grants)– Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)
• Security/Facilitation– Transportation Security Administration– Customs and Border Protection
Airport Federal Priorities
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• Environmental– Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest
• Safety– Firefighting and rescue standards
• Air Service– Essential Air Service– Small Community Air Service Development
Airport Federal Priorities
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Navigation Policy
WRDA
• Vehicle for Corps policy changes & new projects
• Traditionally biennial
• WRDA 2000 … 2007 … 2011?
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Navigation Policy
Principles & Guidelines
• Guides federal water resources planning
• Published in 1983
• WRDA 2007 called for update
• CEQ currently finishing work on Principles
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Navigation Policy
Other federal policies impact navigation
• NEPA
• Clean Water Act
• ESA
• FCRPS Biological Opinion (the “BiOp”)
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Navigation FundingPattern of decline in Corps funding
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Navigation Funding
• Pacific Northwest has mix of federal navigation projects:– Deep draft– Coastal shallow draft/”low use”– Inland
• Funding climate is difficult for all projects
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Coastal Navigation Funding
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF)
• Authorized in WRDA 1986
• Designed to pay 100% of coastal O&M
• Ad valorem tax on imports
• “Surplus” of over $5B
• Bills to address the surplus
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Inland Navigation Funding
Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF)
• Also authorized in WRDA 1986
• Designed to pay 50% of inland construction and major rehab
• Diesel tax paid by barging industry
• Receipts not keeping pace with project costs
• IMTS Capital Investment Plan proposed
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Questions?