QUESTION
Council Member Amanda Farias Asks About Required Support from State or Port Authority for Shore Power Capacity
1:30:42
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Council Member Amanda Farias inquires about the type of support needed from the state or Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to equip all city cruise terminal berths with shore power capacity. The discussion highlights the integral roles of various partners, including the Port Authority for the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and entities such as the Department of Environmental Conservation for the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Additionally, the potential access to federal funding and the importance of partnerships for both funding and permitting are emphasized.
Speaker 1
1:30:42
The last question I have before I see if anyone has any additional questions or comments, what kind of support does the NYCDC need from the state or port authority to outfit all city cruise terminal births with shore power capacity.
1:30:59
Other than all the support.
Speaker 8
1:31:01
Yeah.
1:31:02
I I think I think you you said it perfectly.
1:31:05
You know, as as Sabrina said in our our testimony because of the the ownership and leasing structures varying between Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and Manhattan Cruise Terminal.
1:31:20
Obviously, the Port Authority of New York And New Jersey is a critical partner.
1:31:25
On the Brooklyn cruise terminal side.
1:31:27
On the Manhattan Cruise Terminal side, she mentioned a few Department of Environmental Conservation, the Army core of engineers and others.
1:31:36
I think as we continue, especially on the on the Manhattan cruise terminal side, the completion of the feasibility study, a timeline for that work.
1:31:48
We definitely see being able to access federal funding as being a part of our long term strategy.
1:31:54
We've had initial discussions with the US Department of Transportation, mass add, as you know.
1:32:01
We have been successful in securing federal funding from that entity.
1:32:06
They know that we have a very clear directive from the mayor and from President Kimball to do more to ensure our clean ports, and and we see that partnership as as being instrumental not just on the permitting side, but also on on the funding side.
Speaker 1
1:32:25
Great.
1:32:26
Thank you so much.
1:32:29
Oh, I'd like to acknowledge council member Rafael Salamanca has joined us for the hearing.
1:32:33
Thank you, council member.
1:32:34
Do you have questions?
1:32:36
Awesome.
Speaker 9
1:32:36
Thank you, madam chair.
1:32:38
First, I wanna congratulate you, councilwoman.
1:32:41
I'll be less on this bill.
1:32:42
I was part of a meeting yesterday.
1:32:44
We were viewing bills in was extremely impressed with this, and I would love to be signed on to this bill.