{"id":2216169,"date":"2024-04-09T04:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-governor-to-sign-port-act-to-help-those-affected-by-bridge-collapse\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T04:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T08:43:05","slug":"maryland-governor-to-sign-port-act-to-help-those-affected-by-bridge-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-governor-to-sign-port-act-to-help-those-affected-by-bridge-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Governor is set to sign the PORT Act to aid bridge collapse victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaryland-governor-to-sign-port-act-to-help-those-affected-by-bridge-collapse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Wes Moore of Maryland (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-announces-plan-to-work-with-publix-pharmacy-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. DeSantis announces plan to work with Publix Pharmacy to distribute COVID-19 vaccine\">announced plans<\/a> to sign\u200c the Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional \u2062Trade Act \u200dinto law,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-appropriators-vow-bipartisan-ukraine-aid-despite-house-uncertainty\/\" title=\"Senate appropriators promise bipartisan Ukraine aid despite House uncertainty.\">providing economic support<\/a> to those impacted by \u200cthe\u2064 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse\u200b in \u2062March. Moore expressed his commitment\u2064 to sign the act on Tuesday, emphasizing its \u2064importance\u200d in assisting \u200caffected businesses \u2063and workers. Governor Wes \u200bMoore of Maryland \u200c(D) revealed intentions to sign the\u2062 Maryland Protecting \u200bOpportunities \u200band Regional \u200bTrade Act into law, offering\u2063 economic\u200c assistance to\u2062 individuals affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in\u2063 March. \u2064Moore stressed his dedication to signing \u200cthe\u200b act on Tuesday, underlining its significance in\u200b aiding impacted businesses and workers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" title>Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) announced late Monday that he would sign the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" title>Maryland<\/a> Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade Act into law on Tuesday. The PORT Act authorizes Maryland\u2019s governor to provide key economic support to businesses and people impacted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2955173\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-presents-wes-moore-2028-opening\/\" title>Francis Scott Key Bridge<\/a> collapse in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow, I will proudly sign the PORT Act into law,\u201d Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWesMoore\/status\/1777543367204745474\">posted on X<\/a>, formerly Twitter, on Monday night. \u201cThis legislation will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-announces-end-to-ad-selling-based-on-individual-web-browsing\/\" title=\"Google Announces End To Ad-Selling Based On Individual Web Browsing\">support businesses<\/a> and workers who have been affected by the Key Bridge\u2019s collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Tomorrow, I will proudly sign the PORT Act into law. <\/p>\n<p>This legislation will support businesses and workers who have been affected by the Key Bridge&#8217;s collapse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWesMoore\/status\/1777543367204745474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The PORT Act would establish <a href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/2024RS\/fnotes\/bil_0008\/sb1188.pdf\">temporary relief programs<\/a> to \u201cprovide assistance to specified individuals and businesses affected by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore.\u201d The legislation allows Moore to finance such programs by accessing Maryland\u2019s Revenue Stabilization Account, or \u201crainy day fund,\u201d which is expected to have a balance of over $2.3 billion, based on the projections of the fiscal 2025 budget stated in the bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud of the fact that we as an administration and we as a state have been able to respond to the crisis of the Key Bridge, while also not losing sight that we have an aggressive legislative package that we have to get across the finish line, and we\u2019re proud of the results,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maryland-legislature-port-horse-racing-cfae86a0dea8200323b93b2102535ede\">Moore said<\/a> on Monday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing an economic stimulus to workers and businesses affected by the collapse, the PORT Act will also establish the \u201cFallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program\u201d for the families of the workers killed in the Key Bridge accident. <\/p>\n<p>The PORT Act unanimously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/port-of-baltimore-workers-closer-to-relief-after-port-act-passes-through-maryland-senate\/\">passed Maryland\u2019s Senate last week<\/a>, 47-0, and was then sent to Maryland\u2019s House of Delegates. On Monday night, Maryland\u2019s House officially approved the PORT Act and sent it to Moore\u2019s desk for approval. <\/p>\n<p>Once Moore officially signs it into law on Tuesday, the bill\u2019s provisions will go into effect immediately. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Wes Moore of Maryland (D) revealed late Monday his plan to sign the Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade Act on Tuesday. This act empowers Maryland&#8217;s governor to offer crucial economic assistance to individuals and businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March. &#8220;Tomorrow, I will proudly sign the PORT Act,&#8221; Governor Moore stated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2216170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Biz.Cover_-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Biz.Cover_-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}