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FLORIDA PORTS CAUCUS PORT CANAVERAL|PORT EVERGLADES|PORT OF FERNANDINA|PORT OF FORT PIERCE |JAXPORT|PORT OF KEY WEST PORT MANATEE|PORTMIAMI|PORT OF PALM BEACH|PORT PANAMA CITY|PORT OF PENSACOLA|PORT ST. JOE|PORT ST. PETE|PORT TAMPA BAY MEMBERS AGENDA REP. FREDERICA S. WILSON Florida Ports Caucus Meeting FOUNDER & CHAIR Tuesday, March 12, 2019 2261 Rayburn House Office Building REP. BILL POSEY CO-CHAIR • Welcome REP. LOIS FRANKEL o Chairwoman Frederica S. Wilson CO-CHAIR o Co-Chairs Bill Posey, Mario Diaz Balart, and Lois Frankel REP. MARIO DIAZ-BALART CO-CHAIR • Panel Presentation REP. GUS BILIRAKIS o Florida Ports Update REP. VERN BUCHANAN ▪ Juan Kuryla • Port Director/CEO, PortMiami REP. KATHY CASTOR • Chair, Florida Ports Council REP. CHARLIE CRIST o Cruise Line Industry Update ▪ Kelly Craighead, CEO, Cruise Lines REP. VAL DEMINGS International Association REP. TED DEUTCH o Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee REP. NEAL DUNN Update ▪ Ryan Seiger, Staff Director REP. MATT GAETZ o U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Update REP. ALCEE HASTINGS ▪ Diane J. Sabatino, Director of Field Operations, Miami and Tampa field offices, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1 | P a g e REP. AL LAWSON REP. BRIAN MAST o U.S. Department of Agriculture Update ▪ Kevin Shea, Administrator, U. S. Department REP. STEPHANIE MURPHY of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service REP. FRANCIS ROONEY • Question and Answer REP. JOHN RUTHERFORD REP. DARREN SOTO • Closing REP. MICHAEL WALTZ REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ REP. DANIEL WEBSTER REP. TED YOHO 2 | P a g e Attendees Administration Officials • Kevin Shea o Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture • Diane Sabatino o Director of Field Operations, Miami & Tampa Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection • Dina Amato o Director, Agriculture CEE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Staff • Ryan Seiger o Staff Director, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) • Rick Sasso o Chairman, MSC USA • Tandy Bondi o Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival • Bill Bailey o Vice President, Government Affairs, Disney • Eleni Kalisch o Vice President, Federal Affairs, Royal Caribbean • Kelly Craighead o CEO, CLIA • Mike McGarry o Senior Vice President, CLIA Florida Ports Council • Juan Kuryla o Port Director/CEO, PortMiami o Chair, Florida Ports Council • Amy Miller o Port Director, Port of Pensacola o Chair, Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council 3 | P a g e • Captain John Murray o Port Director/CEO, Port Canaveral • Paul Anderson o President/CEO, Port Tampa Bay • Diane Luensmann, o Vice President, Government and Strategic Communications, Port Canaveral • David Anderton o Assistant Director, Port Everglades • Justin Damiano o Director, Government Affairs, JAXPORT • Basil Binns o Assistant Director, PortMiami • Debra Owens o Director, Government Affairs and International Relations, PortMiami • Ram Kancharla o Vice President, Planning and Development, Port Tampa Bay • Clay Hollis o Chief of Staff, Port Tampa Bay • Doug Wheeler o President/CEO, Florida Ports Council • Mike Rubin o Vice President, Government Affairs, Florida Ports Council • Lee Sandler o Founding Member, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. • Alice Ancona o Director, International Strategy & Policy, Florida Chamber of Commerce • Drew Preston o Vice President, Associated Industries of Florida 4 | P a g e .