WIIN and NDAA make an Arctic deep draft port more likely

Nome’s small dock harbor. (Photo by Francesca Fenzi/ KNOM)Two new pieces of legislation are coming together to pave the way for a possibility of an Arctic deep draft port in the state. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) both contain independent sections regarding a start to the port process.
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