Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 29Introduced by Assembly Members Mathis and Mia Bonta(Coauthors: Assembly Members Choi, Flora, and Lackey)March 14, 2022Relative to ports. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 29, as amended, Mathis. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. Act.This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to pre-pandemic prepandemic levels.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Shipping is a backbone of the United States economy; andWHEREAS, In 2019, more than $2,520,000,000 of goods were imported to and approximately $1,650,000,000 of goods were exported from the United States; andWHEREAS, California is a coastal state, where ports are an important and necessary part of the economy; andWHEREAS, In 2019, over $174,000,000 of goods were exported from Californias ports; andWHEREAS, Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipping industry, Californias ports are congested and overwhelmed with goods that cannot be timely received or shipped; andWHEREAS, The congestion in Californias ports is triggering delays in product removal and distribution from affected ships, causing imported goods to be destroyed and perishable items to expire; andWHEREAS, In conjunction with the backlog of imported goods, there is a severe bottleneck in the export process for goods to be exported from Californias ports, including items that are perishable or otherwise have a limited time frame to be shipped, causing these items to rot or deteriorate; andWHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 117th Congress 2021, H.R. 4996, and Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S. 3580, of the 117th Congress (collectively Ocean Shipping Reform Act) would help to alleviate Californias congested ports by allowing for the efficient export, import, and distribution of goods; and WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 would ensure an efficient and competitive transportation system for the common carriage of imported goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States that, as far as possible, is in harmony with fair and equitable international shipping practices; andWHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 would support the growth and development of United States exports through a competitive and efficient system for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States and place a greater reliance on the marketplace; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature strongly encourages the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to prepandemic levels; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative of California in the Congress of the United States. States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 29Introduced by Assembly Members Mathis and Mia Bonta(Coauthors: Assembly Members Choi, Flora, and Lackey)March 14, 2022Relative to ports. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 29, as amended, Mathis. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. Act.This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to pre-pandemic prepandemic levels.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 18, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Joint Resolution
No. 29
Introduced by Assembly Members Mathis and Mia Bonta(Coauthors: Assembly Members Choi, Flora, and Lackey)March 14, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Members Mathis and Mia Bonta(Coauthors: Assembly Members Choi, Flora, and Lackey)
March 14, 2022
Relative to ports.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AJR 29, as amended, Mathis. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. Act.
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to pre-pandemic prepandemic levels.
This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to pre-pandemic prepandemic levels.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Shipping is a backbone of the United States economy; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, more than $2,520,000,000 of goods were imported to and approximately $1,650,000,000 of goods were exported from the United States; and
WHEREAS, California is a coastal state, where ports are an important and necessary part of the economy; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, over $174,000,000 of goods were exported from Californias ports; and
WHEREAS, Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipping industry, Californias ports are congested and overwhelmed with goods that cannot be timely received or shipped; and
WHEREAS, The congestion in Californias ports is triggering delays in product removal and distribution from affected ships, causing imported goods to be destroyed and perishable items to expire; and
WHEREAS, In conjunction with the backlog of imported goods, there is a severe bottleneck in the export process for goods to be exported from Californias ports, including items that are perishable or otherwise have a limited time frame to be shipped, causing these items to rot or deteriorate; and
WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4996 117th Congress 2021, H.R. 4996, and Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S. 3580, of the 117th Congress (collectively Ocean Shipping Reform Act) would help to alleviate Californias congested ports by allowing for the efficient export, import, and distribution of goods; and
WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 would ensure an efficient and competitive transportation system for the common carriage of imported goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States that, as far as possible, is in harmony with fair and equitable international shipping practices; and
WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 would support the growth and development of United States exports through a competitive and efficient system for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States and place a greater reliance on the marketplace; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature strongly encourages the Congress of the United States to enact the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports and to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to prepandemic levels; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, and to each Senator and Representative of California in the Congress of the United States. States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.