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MAY 2016 FOGHORN 27 NEWSWIRE Federal Grants Awarded to Passenger Vessel Operators The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal TransitAdministration FTA onApril 14 announced the award of approximately 59 million for capital projects for passenger ferry operators. PVA vessel operators will receive or benefit from most of the awards. The funds will support existing ferry service on many of the nations waterways and help to repair and modernize ferry boats terminals and related facilities that thousands of residents in these communities depend on. PVA members benefitting from the grants include Golden Gate Ferries Larkspur CA San Francisco Bay Waterborne Emergency Transportation Authority San Francisco CA Catalina Express San Pedro CA Catalina Passenger Service Balboa CA HMS Global Marine Services St. Johns River Ferry Jacksonville FL Kitsap Transit Kitsap Bremerton WA Washington State Ferries Seattle WA King County Ferry Service Seattle WA Staten Island Ferry New York City NY Veolia Transportation New Orleans LA Casco Bay Lines Portland ME Cape May-Lewes Ferry North Cape May NJ New York Waterway New Jersey Transit Weehawken NJ and Boston Harbor Cruises Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Boston MA. The FTA passenger ferry grant program was reauthorized by Congress for five years just in 2015. Reauthorization was a legislative priority of the Passenger Vessel Association. Here is a link to more information about the recent grants httpswww.transit.dot.govfundinggrantsgrant-programspassenger- ferry-2015-16-grant-program-projects. n Complete control and steering systems for vessels of all types and sizes. 1 604572-3935 Surrey BC Canada saleskobelt.com www.kobelt.com KOBELT MANUFACTURING CO.LTD. October 11-13 2016 PVA Western Region Meeting Hilton Anchorage Anchorage AK January 29 - February 1 2017 PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends 2017 Washington State Convention Center Seattle WA For more information go to passengervessel.com SitePagescalendar.html PVA CALENDAR