California Association of Port Authorities
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| California Association of Port Authorities | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Sacramento, California |
| Type: | 501(c)(6) |
| Top official: | Danny Wan, President |
| Year founded: | 1940 |
| Website: | Official website |
The California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA) is a 501(c)(6), government sector lobbying association based in Sacramento, California. The organization was founded in 1940 with the aim of advocating for maritime interests in the state of California. The association has 11 member ports.[1]
Mission[edit]
According to the CAPA website, the organization's mission is as follows:[1]
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The California Association of Port Authorities is committed to promoting the interests of California’s ports and maintaining the state’s leading role in the maritime industry.[2] |
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Background[edit]
Founded in 1940, the California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA) is an organization that seeks to advocate for the "best interests of the maritime community."[1] The association's interests relate to transportation, trade, the environment, land use and energy.[1] There are 11 member ports, including Port of Richmond, Humboldt Bay Harbor District, Port of San Diego, Port of Long Beach, Port of San Francisco, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Stockton, Port of Oakland, Port of West Sacramento and Port of Redwood City.[1] In 2015, according to the CAPA website, CAPA had six primary projects, including the following:
- Ballast water management: The taking on of ballast water in one port and the discharge of ballast water in another poses an environmental threat due to the possible global transfer of invasive species from region-to-region. According to CAPA, "there is currently no technology available to meet California’s demanding ballast water standards," and CAPA is advocating for legislation to be amended.[3]
- Sea level rise: Rising sea levels, according to CAPA, have a significant impact on the operation of sea ports. The organization advocates, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, that funding continue to allow federal and local governments to collaborate in "data collection, research, planning, and implementation" of policies regarding rising sea levels.[4]
- California Sustainable Freight Strategy: CAPA supported Governor Jerry Brown's Executive Order B-32-15, which sought to improve freight efficiency, to shift to zero-emission technologies, and increase the competitiveness of California’s freight networks. However, CAPA advocated that the state consider the following while implementing the order: California has the "greenest" ports in the world, the impact on international trade and the economy, thorough analyses be conducted on economic impacts, at-berth regulations, emissions cap, state investments and incentives, technology assessment and land use.[5]
- Cap and trade: port environmental initiatives: California's AB 32 Scoping Plan, which is meant to help reduce greenhouse gases. CAPA is advocating for more funding to help carry out the initiatives put forth in plan. CAPA lists the following uses for the funding: zero-emission land transport vehicle testing, vessel emission reduction technology and operational strategies that would help ports comply with the plan.[6]
Capa is also active in legislation, the following is a list of 2015 bills, which CAPA supported, opposed or worked on (note: two-year bills are bills that have not passed a specific committee by its appointed deadline, the bill is then moved to the next legislative session):[7]
| CAPA legislative activity, 2015[8] | |||
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| Bill/Legislation | Description | CAPA stance | Status |
| AB 226, Retail Food Safety: Fishermen’s Markets | "Allows California fisherman to organize and sell their wares under a single permit for Fishermen’s Markets in a style similar to Certified Farmers’ Markets." |  |
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| AB 678, Energy Efficiency And Greenhouse Gas Reductions Ports Program | "Creates the Energy Efficient Ports Program, to be administered by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in conjunction with the California Energy Commission (CEC). AB 678 would provide funding to help improve the energy efficiency of the state’s freight transportation system and reduce freight-related criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions." | |
Two-year bill |
| AB 1274, Public Lands: Geophysical Surveys | "Revises and updates the State Lands Commission’s (SLC) statutory authority over geophysical surveys of state lands under its jurisdiction, including both granted and ungranted tidelands, submerged lands and the beds of navigable waterways, in order to ensure public safety and the protection of the environment." | Worked on the bill |
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| AB 1312, Ballast Water Management | "Amends portions of the California Public Resources Code related to ballast water management from ships. According to the State Lands Commission, the sponsor of AB 1312, there is currently is no technology available to meet the strict standards by which ships calling at California ports must abide." | |
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| AB 1347, Public Contracts: Claims | "Requires public entities to respond to claims including change orders no later than 45 days after notification from contractors and pay undisputed portions of the claim within 60 days." | Worked on the bill | 
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| SB 16, Transportation Funding | "Increases several taxes and fees to raise roughly $3.5 billion in new transportation revenues annually with funding used to address deferred maintenance on the state highways and local streets and roads. Identifies a portion of revenue specifically for freight-related improvements through the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund (TCIF). " | Worked on the bill | Two-year bill |
| SB 63, Seaport Infrastructure Financing Districts | "Requires public entities to respond to claims including change orders no later than 45 days after notification from contractors and pay undisputed portions of the claim within 60 days." | |
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| SB 223, Division Of Boating And Waterways: Oversight Committee: Invasive Aquatic Plants | "Requires the Division of Boating and Waterways to establish an advisory committee to evaluate and monitor activities related to the management and control of invasive aquatic plants in the Delta, its tributaries, and the Suisun Marsh." | Worked on the bill | Two-year bill |
| SB 357, Private Railroad Car Tax | "Modifies the way the state allocates private railroad car property taxes from the current calculation based on the number of calendar days a railroad car is physically in the state, to the number of vehicle miles travelled within the state." | |
Two-year bill |
| SB 637, Suction Dredge Mining: Permits | "Prohibits the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) from issuing a permit for suction dredge mining until the application is complete as specified. " | Worked on the bill | Two-year bill |
Government sector lobbying[edit]
- See also: California government sector lobbying
The California Association of Port Authorities is a government sector lobbying association. According to a Pacific Research Institute study, the group is funded in whole or in part by taxpayer dollars, in the form of membership dues paid by local governments.[9]
Leadership[edit]
Danny Wan is the president and Kristine Zortman is the vice president of CAPA. [10] Below is a list of the board of directors for CAPA[11]
- Kristin Decas, Executive Director, Port of Hueneme
- Port of Richmond
- Larry Oetker, Chief Executive Officer, Humboldt Bay Harbor District
- Joe Stuyvesant, President/CEO, Port of San Diego
- Mario Cordero, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
- Elaine Forbes, Executive Director, Port of San Francisco
- Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
- Kirk DeJesus, Port Director, Port of Stockton
- Danny Wan, Executive Director, Port of Oakland
- Rick Toft, Chief Operations Officer, Port of West Sacramento
- Kristine A. Zortman, Executive Director, Port of Redwood City
Finances[edit]
The following is a breakdown of CAPA's revenue from membership dues, total revenue, and expenses for 2009-2013 fiscal years, as reported to the IRS. (Note: CAPA's fiscal year is September to August).
| Annual membership dues, total revenue and expenses for CAPA, 2009-2013 | |||
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| Tax Year | Membership dues | Total annual revenue | Expenses |
| 2012/2013[12] | $442,800 | $442,815 | $434,408 |
| 2011/2012[13] | $441,500 | $441,917 | $441,216 |
| 2010/2011[14] | $444,500 | $444,869 | $436,428 |
| 2009/2010[14] | $435,400 | $435,726 | $433,290 |
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA), "Home," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CAPA, "Ballast Water Management," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ CAPA, "Sea Level Rise," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ CAPA, "California Sustainable Freight Strategy," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ CAPA, "Cap and Trade: Port Environmental Initiatives," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ League of California Cities, "Navigating the Legislative Process," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ CAPA, "2015 High Priority Legislation," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ State-Level Lobbying and Taxpayers: How Much Do We Really Know?, Pacific Research Institute
- ↑ CAPA, "Leadership," accessed June 23, 2022
- ↑ CAPA, "Board of Directors," accessed June 23, 2022
- ↑ ‘’Guidestar’’, "CAPA, IRS Form 990 (2012/2013)," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ ‘’Guidestar’’, "CAPA, IRS Form 990 (2011/2012)," accessed February 16, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ‘’Guidestar’’, "CAPA, IRS Form 990 (2010/2011)," accessed February 16, 2016
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