Welcome to 2022 Ports-Maritime Day, a day of focused advocacy for ports and the maritime industry in Olympia during Legislative Session. We bring together ports with key legislators and staff to discuss our legislative priorities and to learn more about the important issues of the Session.

This year, we will be offering an online Ports - Maritime Day Day via Zoom.

There is no charge to attend Ports- Maritime Day, and we hope you are able to come and support the advocacy efforts of your Government Affairs team here at the WPPA and the Washington Maritime Federation.

Tentative schedule for Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Draft Agenda (all virtual):

7:30-9:00 am Transportation and Supply Chain

• 7:30 Representative Boehnke, lead on the Supply Chain Caucus (confirmed)

• 8:00 Senator Saldaña, Vice Chair of Senate Transportation (confirmed)

• 8:30 Debbie Driver, Gov Inslee’s Senior Transportation Policy Advisor, Erik Hansen, Office of Financial Management (confirmed)

9:30-10:30 am Legislative Leadership, Part I

• 9:45 Representative Wilcox, House Minority Leader (confirmed)

• 10:00 Senator Braun, Senate Minority Leader(confirmed)

11:00-12:00 pm Environment & Ecology

• Joel Creswell, Climate Policy Section Manager, Department of Ecology 

• Carrie Sessions, Legislative Coordinator, Air Quality Program, Department of Ecology

•  Becky Kelley, Senior Energy Policy Advisory, Office of Governor Jay Inslee

2:00-2:30 pm Legislative Leadership, Part II

• 2:00 Speaker Jinkins (confirmed)

• 2:15 Representative Paul, prime sponsor of derelict vessels bill (confirmed)

Washington’s transportation budget is in trouble- the release of the most recent transportation economic forecast shows deep gaps in funding vital infrastructure in the state. Washington is rapidly growing, and transportation requires investment if the state is going to keep pace with demand.

To keep the conversation going about ensuring Washington’s transportation needs are adequately funded, we are honored to have Senator Steve Hobbs and Senator Curtis King joining us on March 24th at 10am.

This talk focuses on both Senators’ plans to fund transportation infrastructure in the state, and the tools they suggest using for the job. We’ve put together a helpful graphic and a vlog on the five transportation proposals before the legislature in 2021.

Come for an open conversation with Senators Steve Hobbs and Curtis King, and bring your questions.

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the $1.9T American Rescue Plan, which President Biden signed into law. In addition to providing $1,400 direct payments to individuals that meet certain income criteria, the legislation provides over $7B in stimulus and other payments to Washington state, its cities, counties, and other local governments.  

While there seems to be money that port districts can avail themselves of through this bill, we wanted to be able to provide an expert look at this very large bill’s contents.

We are pleased to have Rick Agnew from Van Ness Feldmen joining WPPA on Thursday March 18th at noon to provide details about what’s in the American Rescue Plan, and what may be next on the horizon in Washington D.C.

Transportation is a key legislative priority for Washington Public Ports Association in 2021—it’s received a lot of attention in the legislature, and there are many proposals on how best to tackle transportation’s adequate funding.

That’s why we are excited to host Representatives Jake Fey and Joe Fitzgibbon, chairmen of the House Transportation and the House Environment and Energy committees, respectively, on March 11th from 9:00 to 10:00am. They will share the status of a Transportation Package, carbon pricing either through Cap & Invest or a carbon tax, and the Clean Fuel Standard, and provide participants with an informed assessment of the session so far and a prognosis for these bills in the days ahead.

Registration for the Future Facing Ports Annual Meeting is now open!

You can view all the details, including the complete agenda, session descriptions, and registration links on our registration page.

Registration for the Future Facing Ports Annual Meeting is now open!

Visit our registration page for all the details- the complete agenda, session descriptions, and registration links.

Session one: 9am-10am

Why should port commissioners care about state carbon policy?

Reference document for meeting

Session two: 11am-12pm

Keynote address and Tuesday Roundtable: Roei Ganzarski CEO of MagniX

Session three: 2pm- 3pm

Trustees meeting- specific agenda forthcoming

Register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-commissioners-seminar-registration-112122238634

Find details and registration on our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-virtual-directors-seminar-registration-111165817954