The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees leaders a letter, urging them to reverse a funding diversion and restore critical support for ports through the FY2026 appropriations process.
Without restoration of Section 102 and 2106 funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), the U.S. port system will lose over $1 billion in direct investment during the remainder of the Trump administration – undermining national security, supply chain resilience, and energy exports, says AAPA.
The letter’s 23 signatories state that, “it is our strongest hope that we can work together to correct this misstep and ensure these funds are available and utilized for their Congressionally intended purpose to carry out the WRDA 2020, Section 102 program at donor and energy transfer ports.”
Congress enacted Section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 with bipartisan support. The measure ensured fair allocation of Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) revenues, particularly to donor and energy transfer ports that historically contributed about 50% of total HMT collections but received less than 2% back for projects at
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