PUBLIC PORT FINANCING IN TEXAS: AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES, ALTERNATIVES, AND FUTURE NEEDS

Waterborne commerce is of critical importance to the Texas economy, and over 60 percent of all tonnage transported in the state moves by water. Most commodities so transported are low cost bulk goods: petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals and agricultural products. These four broad commodity groups represent the bulk of the state's industrial base. Texas plans to maintain a strong marine commerce system, and will need adequate financial resources for channel construction, facility development, and other facets of maintaining and operating the system. This report details existing financial tools available and current financial conditions, and presents some questions regarding the efficacy of existing resources to meet future needs. The deep-draft activity centers of the marine commerce system are the logical focus for this report.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Texas Coastal and Marine Council, Austin.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  Sea Grant Program, Center for Marine Resources
  College Station, TX  United States  77843

  Texas Coastal and Marine Council

  Austin, TX  United States 
• Authors:
  • Richards, R R
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Channels (Waterways); Commodities; Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Finance; Financing; Harbors; Improvements; Maintenance; Marine terminals; Policy; Port operations; Port structures; Ports; Shipping; Statistics; Taxes; Trade; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial management; Port finance
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Channel maintenance; Commodity statistics; Economic analysis (Ports); Government policies; Harbor facilities; Waterborne trade; Waterway transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Environment; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Policy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174632
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM