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Assembly committee briefed on Port modernization surcharge and Terminal 2 design recommendation
Summary
Port finance staff previewed a proposed Port of Alaska modernization surcharge to fund program gaps, and Jacobs staff outlined a recommended $3.18 million Terminal 2 design contract (total authorized $3.5 million) to be considered by the Assembly in September.
Port finance and program staff told the Assembly oversight committee on Aug. 1 that the Port of Alaska will propose a uniform modernization surcharge to raise funds if federal or state grants fall short, and that a Terminal 2 design contract recommendation will appear on the Assembly agenda in September. Bill Paulsy, chief administrative officer, said the January 2026 surcharge proposal would be trued up to actual tonnage and debt issuance and presented to the Assembly for adoption in September. The proposal as described would set a uniform surcharge across users; staff said the estimate after recent actuals is…
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