In the Greenhouse Gas program, why is some money going to be used to fund projects in the Port?
The State Attorney General’s Office, with whom we worked closely to develop the greenhouse gas guidelines, has asked that priority for funding be given to projects within the Port area. Once these projects are completed, the majority of grant funding will be directed toward projects in other parts of Long Beach. The rationale for the Attorney Generals direction for prioritizing funding within Port boundaries is that the Port is the only entity that controls these properties and, thus, the only entity that can make the improvements. Alternately, in other parts of the City, other entities can make decisions about whether or not a particular project can or should be completed. This does not preclude the Port, however, from funding projects outside of the harbor district boundaries before our own project list is exhausted, particularly if a project is very cost-effective at reducing greenhouse gases.
