PORT OF PALM BEACH DISTRICT REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMISSION ACTION

DISTRICT REPORTS ITEM G-3 ______

PREPARED BY: Venice Howard Deputy Clerk July 3, 2017 ______

SUBJECT: GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS REPORT ______BACKGROUND: For your review and discussion, attached is a copy of the Governmental Affairs Report provided by Mr. Richard Pinsky. ______

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTACHED: No Yes X ______

FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A ______

RECOMMENDATION: None. Informational Item Only. ______Respectfully Submitted By:

Manuel Almira, Executive Director

DATE ACTION TAKEN: Approved: Motion By: Disapproved: Seconded By: Deferred To: Unanimous: Yes No Incorporated into Minutes: By:

Intermodal Rail Improvement & Expansion Project

Phase 1 • FEC to build the initial connectivity to the main FEC rail line. • This will allow train cars coming out of the Port of Palm Beach to keep pace with the Port's growth in freight container movement. • Also, it will provide for faster connection to the existing freight trains, resolving the serious impact that this has on traffic attempting to cross the FEC line at Blue Heron Blvd, in Riviera Beach. • New storage track will be built south of the Port towards 45th St. Additional rail car storage areas will be built South of Blue Heron Blvd. • The project has been funded by FDOT and is being constructed by FEC.

Phase 2 • Replace, upgrade and expand the on-port rail infrastructure at the Port of Palm Beach. • Currently, the Port is responsible for and operates on approximately 6.2 miles of track. • Some of this track was manufactured and has been in place since 1910. The existing rail is worn out and will not hold up to the increased usage it has been subjected to. • Currently, Port rail traffic is increasing 15% a year, and last year, the Port switched almost 20,000 rail cars. Improvements to the existing track would replace it with 136 pound yard rail and replace the existing wooden ties with concrete ties. • New tracks would be installed to Berth 17, following the recent restoration of Slip #3. • This improvement and expansion project is estimated to cost $5 million.

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Historical Legislative Statistics: Total Bills Filed, Passed, and Vetoed 2001-2017

Year Governor President Speaker Bills Filed Bills Passed % Passed Bills Vetoed 2001 John M. McKay Tom Feeney 2,251 362 16.1% 13 2002 Jeb Bush John M. McKay Tom Feeney 2,428 403 16.6% 15 2003 Jeb Bush James E. "Jim" King Johnnie Byrd 2,553 412 16.1% 22 2004 Jeb Bush James E. "Jim" King Johnnie Byrd 2,691 497 18.5% 22 2005 Jeb Bush Tom Lee Allan Bense 2,483 393 15.8% 37 2006 Jeb Bush Tom Lee Allan Bense 2,482 386 15.6% 14 2007 Ken Pruitt 2,545 345 13.6% 18 2008 Charlie Crist Ken Pruitt Marco Rubio 2,504 313 12.5% 10 2009 Charlie Crist Ray Sansom 2,371 271 11.4% 9 2010 Charlie Crist Jeff Atwater Larry Cretul 2,478 301 12.1% 18 2011 Mike Haridopolos Dean Cannon 2,186 295 13.5% 10 2012 Rick Scott Mike Haridopolos Dean Cannon 2,052 292 14.2% 12 2013 Rick Scott Will Weatherford 1,848 286 15.5% 11 2014 Rick Scott Don Gaetz Will Weatherford 1,817 264 14.5% 1 2015 Rick Scott Andy Gardiner Steve Crisafulli 1,754 231 13.2% 7 2016 Rick Scott Andy Gardiner Steve Crisafulli 1,814 279 15.4% 3 2017 Rick Scott Richard Corcoran 3,052 249 8.2% 11

Source: Legislature Regular Session Statistics Reports, 2001-17

Updated 6/27/17

Questions or Comments? Contact the Research Desk (850) 915-0100 ext. 1 | [email protected] . Bills Filed, Passed, and Vetoed 2001-2017 3,500

3,052 3,000

2,691 2,553 2,545 2,483 2,482 2,504 2,478 2,428 2,500 2,371 2,186 2,052 2,000 1,848 1,812 1,814 1,754

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497 500 403 412 393 386 345 313 301 295 292 286 279 271 264 231 249

- 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Bills Filed 2,428 2,553 2,691 2,483 2,482 2,545 2,504 2,371 2,478 2,186 2,052 1,848 1,812 1,754 1,814 3,052 Bills Passed 403 412 497 393 386 345 313 271 301 295 292 286 264 231 279 249 Bills Vetoed 15 22 22 37 14 18 10 9 18 10 12 11 1 7 3 11