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To: steve who wrote (25359)12/12/2003 4:31:16 PM
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Ports get $5.5M for security upgrades
But some local terminal operators say more money needed By Meredith Cohn
Sun Staff
Originally published December 12, 2003

As part of a massive undertaking to protect U.S. sea ports from terrorists, Maryland terminals were awarded $5.5 million today to install such things as a fingerprint identity system and improved fencing.

Public and private terminals that operate in the nation's ports have been ordered by the federal government to take extensive measures to shore up all possible entry points, which the Coast Guard has estimated will cost more than $7 billion.

The money for Maryland is part of $179 million distributed by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Maryland Port Administration, which operates the public terminals in the Port of Baltimore, was given the bulk of the award allocated for the state: $4.28 million. Several private terminals shared the remaining $1.3 million.

This was the third round of funding for security projects, and some local terminal operators say they remain underfunded.

So far, the port has applied for $37 million and received only about a third of that, said James J. White, the port administration's executive director.

"There is lots to be done," said White.

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