Table 1 

 SUMMARY OF FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN COASTAL AND 

 GREAT LAKES HARBORS, 1824-1966 

 (in thousands of dollars) 



Expenditures through FY 1966 



Monetary value of local contribution identified in project autliorization documents. Table 2 shows non-Federal invest- 

 ments in harbor and port facilities beyond that required for the authorized project. 



Additional Federal construction items required to sustain functional utility of projects, but not incorporated in basic 

 project. 



27-foot depth of the St. Lawrence Seaway con- 

 trols the Great Lakes navigation system. 



Beyond the Federal investment, other major 

 expenditures have been required to achieve im- 

 proved shipping technology and larger, more effi- 

 cient cargo vessels. A harbor, basically, is only a 

 sheltered water area affording a natural or artificial 

 haven for ships. Only when adequate marine 

 terminal facilities have been provided (including 

 piers and wharfs; cranes and other mechanical 

 handling equipment; transit sheds, warehouses and 



other storage areas; and service roadways and 

 railroad tracks) does a harbor become a part of a 

 functioning port. 



Provision of these latter faciUties has always 

 been a non-Federal responsibility. Additionally, 

 non-Federal interests have been required to pro- 

 vide the necessary lands, easements, and rights-of- 

 way; spoil disposal areas; necessary alterations to 

 or relocations of utiUties; a share of the cost of 

 bridge modifications; and the necessary dredging 

 for vessel berthing areas. Table 1 also shows the 



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