June 17, 2003
In addition to the Port’s TSA grant, four of the Port’s tenants received funding for security projects, including Total Terminals Berth 55-56, Seaside Transportation Services, SSA Pacific Services, and Eagle Marine Services. All together, TSA granted $2.5 million for security at the Port. Including the first round of grants, TSA has now provided almost $9 million in funding for securing what is the fourth largest container port in the nation.
“I am pleased that the Port of Oakland has received these TSA grants,” said Lee. “The Port of Oakland is one of the most important economic engines in the Bay Area and California, and it serves as an entry point for a substantial number of goods that come into the country and are used throughout the nation.”
“I am concerned, though, that the grants for our nation’s port security systems have been small. Our ports are extremely vulnerable, and this administration has not devoted the necessary resources to ensure that our points are secure.”
“As a member of the Congressional Port Security Caucus, I will continue to push this Administration and this Congress to direct more funding towards port security both at the Port of Oakland and at ports throughout the nation.”
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Transportation Services Administration Provides Grants for Port of Oakland Security Measures
Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) today announced that the Port of Oakland has received $1.6 million from the Transportation Services Administration (TSA) for seaport security. The money will be used for a mobile vehicular traffic barrier system, and it follows on the heels of the first round of TSA grants in 2002. At that time, the Port of Oakland received $4.8 million in grants for an emergency communications system, a seaport video camera surveillance system, and an access control system.In addition to the Port’s TSA grant, four of the Port’s tenants received funding for security projects, including Total Terminals Berth 55-56, Seaside Transportation Services, SSA Pacific Services, and Eagle Marine Services. All together, TSA granted $2.5 million for security at the Port. Including the first round of grants, TSA has now provided almost $9 million in funding for securing what is the fourth largest container port in the nation.
“I am pleased that the Port of Oakland has received these TSA grants,” said Lee. “The Port of Oakland is one of the most important economic engines in the Bay Area and California, and it serves as an entry point for a substantial number of goods that come into the country and are used throughout the nation.”
“I am concerned, though, that the grants for our nation’s port security systems have been small. Our ports are extremely vulnerable, and this administration has not devoted the necessary resources to ensure that our points are secure.”
“As a member of the Congressional Port Security Caucus, I will continue to push this Administration and this Congress to direct more funding towards port security both at the Port of Oakland and at ports throughout the nation.”
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