Tinian Mayor Ramon Dela Cruz said he \u201cfully supports\u201d Senate Bill 18-56, which limits wharfage fees that the Commonwealth Ports Authority charges to cargo offloaded at a port or harbor in the CNMI. The bill also waives wharfage fees on cargo shipped to and from the islands within the CNMI.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor too long, the people of Tinian have been forced to pay double wharfage on products shipped to our island. This practice has unfairly increased the already high cost of living on Tinian,\u201d Dela Cruz said in his letter to House Public Utilities, Transportation and Communications chair Rep. Lorenzo Deleon Guerrero (Ind-Saipan).<\/p>\n
The House PUTC Committee is currently reviewing Sen. Frank Cruz\u2019s (R-Tinian) Senate Bill 18-56 for recommendation to the full House.<\/p>\n
The Tinian mayor said the bill\u2019s passage will allow people of Tinian to \u201cbuy more goods with their limited income.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dela Cruz also recommends amending the bill as introduced to include \u201ca waiver on all passenger facility charges and planeing and de-planeing charges on inter-island flights to help make transportation more affordable for our people and for guests arriving from foreign destinations but transiting to Tinian and Rota.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that encouraging travel between islands will support the CNMI\u2019s general economic development.<\/p>\n
Senators, during passage of the bill, took turns slamming CPA for what they describe as double wharfage fee imposition. The bill wants to ensure that wharfage fees are charged \u201cone time\u201d for commodities that are offloaded at any port or harbor under CPA jurisdiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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