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May 14, 2021 By Jim Myers
Washington, D.C. The Biden administration announced a “temporary and targeted” waiver of the Jones Act in response to eastern seaboard oil supply constraints.
That announcement came as part of a week-long governmentwide response to a ransomware attack on a major fuel pipeline.
“In the interest of national defense, I have approved a temporary and targeted waiver request to an individual company,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
“This waiver will help provide for the transport of oil products between the Gulf Coast and East Coast ports to ease oil supply constraints as a result of the interruptions in the operations of the Colonial Pipeline.”
Small Roads, Ports Outline Infrastructure Investment, Policy Priorities
Small Roads, Ports Outline Infrastructure Investment, Policy Priorities Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) President Chuck Baker and American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President and CEO Chris Connor offered supply chain investment and policy recommendations during a hearing this week of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports.
Chuck Baker, ASLRRA
In his testimony, ASLRRA’s Baker highlighted the industry’s contributions to the U.S. supply chain, and made four key legislative policy recommendations that could “create more leverage toward meeting economic and environmental goals as part of a surface transportation or infrastructure bill in the 117th Congress.”