Eligibility

Section 600.15  Eligibility a)         All public port districts are eligible to apply for funding under this Program. b)         Projects eligible for this Program include: 1)         Expansion activities, such as site planning resulting in capital construction and land purchase for publicly-owned facilities; 2)         Publicly-owned dock and terminal repair, rehabilitation, or construction; 3)         Port roadway and railway rehabilitation or construction; 4)         Improving or installing publicly-owned equipment for loading or off-loading cargo; 5)         Publicly-owned warehouses or other commodity storage; 6)         Publicly-owned buildings or shelters for the storage of equipment; 7)         Procurement, installation, and maintenance of publicly-owned equipment to improve port security, such as fences, lighting, or security systems; 8)         Navigational aids; 9)         Preliminary and final design engineering, including permitting, for eligible publicly-owned capital construction projects; and 10)        Other publicly-owned capital improvements that will result in documentable improvements to marine transportation.