$12 Million in Stimulus Funding Awarded for Texas Ports
Additionally, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority authorized a program to distribute nearly $2.9 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funds.
In addition to submitting its own grant application, the port authority submitted grant applications on behalf of local private maritime businesses totaling $14.58 million for projects to replace, repower and retrofit cargo-handling equipment, drayage trucks and marine vessels.