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CA Share of Total U.S. Port Capital Expenditures: 2001
Specialized Cargo
Total
Dredging
Off-terminal Infrastructure
On-terminal Infrastructure
Other
Passenger
Liquid Bulk
Dry Bulk
General Cargo
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
Figure 6-7: California’s Share of US Expenditures on Ports, 2001
Source: US Port Development Expenditure Report
http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/PDF/Exp2001rpt.pdf
Expenditure by Construction Type 38
The following three graphs, Figures 6-8, 6-9, and 6-10, show details of capital expenditure on
new construction and modernization/rehabilitation by facility type in 2001, as well as
California’s portion of total expenditure by all US ports by construction type.
Nearly 60% of the nation’s ports’ spending on new construction was on California ports in
2001, an estimated $586.8 million. Of this California expenditure, $541.9 million was spent
on specialized cargo. In addition, California ports invested in more than 45% of the
dredging activities across the nation that year.
For modernization and rehabilitation expenditures, California led the total with $203.3
million (39.7%) in 2001. The investments on specialized cargo and other facilities stand out
as the most significant.
38 In most cases, investment decisions for construction and expansion of port facilities are made by individual ports and
their governing boards. While large amounts of federal monies are made available to port authorities, much of their
construction money is raised through bonds, revenues and other mechanisms. Most ports operate as separate private or
private-public entities.
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