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San Diego Unified Port District
The Unified Port of San Diego, marking 40 years of service this year,
is a public benefit corporation established to manage San Diego Harbor,
operate San Diego International Airport and administer the public lands
along San Diego Bay.
The Port is a major economic engine to San Diego. Ranging from
small vendors to large corporations, Port tenants are engaged in
a variety of endeavors including manufacturing, maritime commerce,
retail trade, boat charters, marina services, bay cruises, sport
and commercial fishing, yacht sales, and lodging. Additionally,
the Port operates two maritime cargo facilities through which the
primary imports are bulk and breakbulk products, fresh and frozen
produce, automobiles and lumber.
The Port is made up of five member cities: Chula Vista, Coronado,
Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego. Each city is represented
on the Board of Port Commissioners, the Port's policy-making body.
San Diego, because of its larger size and population, has three
Port Commissioners; the other four cities each have one Commissioner.
Commissioners are appointed to four-year terms by the city councils
of their respective member cities.
The Port of San Diego is a self-sustaining public agency that
has required no tax levy since 1970. Revenues from its primary
operations - real estate and maritime trade - have
been sufficient to support operations, service bonded indebtedness
and fund capital improvements. The Port is developing and implementing
master plans that will result in significant enhancements throughout
the San Diego tidelands, including in the North and South Embarcadero
regions, America's Cup Harbor/Shelter Island,Harbor Island, and the Chula Vista Bayfront.
The Port is committed to the preservation of public access and
open space along San Diego Bay, where it maintains sixteen public
parks.
The Port of San Diego plays a key role in shaping the San Diego
region's economic development while fulfilling its commitment
to protect the natural resources with which it has been entrusted.
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