| 1 | | - | Assembly Joint Resolution No. 29 CHAPTER 168Relative to ports. [ Filed with Secretary of State August 30, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 29, Mathis. Ports: congestion relief.This measure would commend the Congress of the United States for enacting legislation that will alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports. The measure also would urge the Congress of the United States to enact further legislation to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to prepandemic levels.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Shipping is a backbone of the United States economy; andWHEREAS, In 2019, more than $2,520,000,000,000 of goods were imported to and approximately $1,650,000,000,000 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 $174,000,000,000 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 federal Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was recently signed into law, will help to alleviate Californias congested ports by allowing for the efficient export, import, and distribution of goods; and WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act will 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 will 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; andWHEREAS, The Federal Maritime Commission and the federal Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force have investigated, held public hearings, and made recommendations that require legislative actions to address bottlenecks and inequities in the United States supply chains; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature commends the work of the Congress of the United States in enacting legislation to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature strongly encourages the Congress of the United States to enact further legislation 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, to each Senator and Representative of California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled August 25, 2022 Passed IN Senate August 17, 2022 Passed IN Assembly August 23, 2022 Amended IN Senate August 11, 2022 Amended IN Assembly June 23, 2022 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, Lackey, Aguiar-Curry, Alvarez, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Cooley, Cooper, Megan Dahle, Daly, Davies, Fong, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gray, Grayson, Haney, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty, McKinnor, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nguyen, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Seyarto, Smith, Stone, Ting, Valladares, Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wicks, Wilson, and Wood)March 14, 2022Relative to ports. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 29, Mathis. Ports: congestion relief.This measure would commend the Congress of the United States for enacting legislation that will alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports. The measure also would urge the Congress of the United States to enact further legislation to ensure that the states importing and exporting capabilities are returned to prepandemic levels.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Shipping is a backbone of the United States economy; andWHEREAS, In 2019, more than $2,520,000,000,000 of goods were imported to and approximately $1,650,000,000,000 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 $174,000,000,000 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 federal Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was recently signed into law, will help to alleviate Californias congested ports by allowing for the efficient export, import, and distribution of goods; and WHEREAS, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act will 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 will 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; andWHEREAS, The Federal Maritime Commission and the federal Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force have investigated, held public hearings, and made recommendations that require legislative actions to address bottlenecks and inequities in the United States supply chains; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature commends the work of the Congress of the United States in enacting legislation to alleviate and remedy the congestion of Californias ports; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature strongly encourages the Congress of the United States to enact further legislation 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, to each Senator and Representative of California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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