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Port Public-Private Partnerships
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July 2008



    
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Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [2] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.

Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [3] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.

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Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [4] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.

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[1] http://www.securitymanagement.com/magazine/2008/07
[2] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03011F.pdf
[3] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03011F.pdf
[4] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03011F.pdf