December 2, 2016

The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE , DC 20590

RE: Port of Anacortes FASTLANE Grant letter of support

Dear Secretary Foxx,

On behalf of the membership of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA), I am writing to express our support for the FASTLANE grant application submitted by the Port of Anacortes. PNWA is a regional trade association whose 135 members support projects such as this one, to enhance the Northwest’s economy and competitive position in world markets. Attached is a full list of our membership, which includes the Port of Anacortes.

The Port of Anacortes is a deep-water port in Northwest Washington State, with 3 marine terminals, a marina and an airport. They are working to increase the functionality and efficiency of their facilities and are requesting grant funding to complete five upgrades at their Pier 2 terminal. This facility is a naturally deep-water terminal with access to two major highways, Interstate 5 and State Route 20. Annual exports at the terminal include 250,000 to 466,000 metric tons of petroleum coke and prilled sulfur. The pier serves ships from China, Japan, India, Brazil, and Mexico and the Port’s proximity to the major roadways allows for easy freight access with limited congestion. However, the terminal’s current infrastructure limits the size of ships which can call on the port.

This FASTLANE grant would provide the opportunity for the Port to upgrade its facilities to accommodate larger vessels. This would allow the Port to retain and grow market share, and to continue to support local exports and the economic vitality of the Northwest. Without this facility, the local bulk product manufacturers would be forced to truck their product to alternate barge-loading facilities, adding approximately 32,000 trucks per year on our interstate highways, side streets, and the Canadian border crossing. Increasing the depth of the berth and completing several dockside improvements will also reduce the time to load and unload vessels. The benefits of shorter turnaround times and increased loading capacity will provide a ripple of benefits through the local and regional economy.

Thank you for consideration of the Port of Anacortes grant application. The strength of our national, regional and state economy is dependent on international cargo moving through this strategic seaport. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kristin Meira Executive Director Pacific Northwest Waterways Association

Pacific Northwest Waterways Association telephone: 503-234-8551 516 SE Morrison Street, Suite 1000 fax: 503-234-8555 Portland, OR 97214

PNWA MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

Advanced American Construction Landau Associates Port of Pasco Almota Elevator Company Lewis-Clark Terminal, Inc. Port of Port Angeles American Waterways Operators Louis Dreyfus Company Port of Portland Anchor QEA Marine Industrial Construction Port of Ridgefield Apollo Mechanical Contractors Maul Foster & Alongi Port of Royal Slope Barney & Worth McGregor Company Bell Buoy Crab Co. Millennium Bulk Terminals Port of Siuslaw Bellingham Cold Storage Miller Nash Graham & Dunn Port of Skagit BergerABAM Engineers, Inc. Moffatt & Nichol Port of St. Helens Bergerson Construction, Inc. Morrow County Grain Growers Port of Sunnyside BNSF Railway Company Normandeau Associates, Inc. BST Associates Northwest Grain Growers, Inc. Port of Toledo Business Oregon Infrastructure Northwest Public Power Assoc. Port of Umatilla Finance Authority OBEC Consulting Engineers Port of Umpqua Central Oregon Basalt Products OR Public Ports Association Port of Vancouver Central Washington Grain Growers OR Wheat Growers League Port of Walla Walla Clark Public Utilities Pacific Northwest Farmers Co-op Port of Whitman County Clearwater Paper Corporation Pacific Northwest International Port of Willapa Harbor Collins Engineers Inc. Trade Association Port of Woodland Columbia Basin Development League Parsons Brinckerhoff PROCESS, Inc. Columbia Grain PBS Engineering & Environmental Puget Sound Pilots Columbia River Bar Pilots Plas Newydd Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Columbia River Crab Fisherman’s PND Engineers, Inc. Scoular Company Association PNGC Power SDS Tug & Barge Columbia River Pilots Pomeroy Grain Growers Shaver Transportation Company Columbia River Steamship Operators Port of Anacortes Association Stoel Rives LLP Port of Astoria Columbia River Towboat Association Summit Strategies Port of Bandon David Evans and Associates Teevin Bros. Port of Bellingham Dawson & Associates TEMCO Port of Benton Dunlap Towing Tidewater Port of Camas-Washougal East Columbia Basin Irrigation District United Grain Corporation Port of Cascade Locks Ecological Land Services USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, Inc. Port of Chelan County EGT, LLC Vancouver Energy Port of Chinook Foss Maritime Company Van Ness Feldman Port of Clarkston Foster Pepper WA Association of Wheat Growers Port of Columbia County Franklin PUD WA Council on International Trade Port of Coos Bay Gibbs & Olson, Inc. WA Grain Commission Global Partners LP WA Public Ports Association Port of Garibaldi Gordon Thomas Honeywell WA State Potato Commission Port of Gold Beach Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Westwood Shipping Lines Hart Crowser, Inc. Willamette Falls Locks Working Group Port of Hood River Idaho Wheat Commission Port of Ilwaco ILWU Oregon Area District Council Port of Kalama ILWU Puget Sound District Council Port of Klickitat Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Co. Port of Lewiston J-U-B Engineers, Inc. Port of Longview Kalama Export Company Port of Morrow Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. Port of Newport Lampson International, LLC

www.pnwa.net