Alaska’s Murkowski and Maine’s King Reintroduce the Working Waterfronts Act
Last Friday, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), reintroduced the Working Waterfronts Act, 16 months after it was introduced in the last Congress.
The bill includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, shoreside infrastructure, energy availability, food security, and overall economies of coastal communities in Alaska and across the country. The bill will also support efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change on coastal communities and strengthen federal conservation research projects.
Two and a half years ago Senator Murkowski...
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