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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-062 Order Primary source read

Port Freeport COVID-19 page as of Apr. 22, 2020: terminals operating as essential transportation and logistics under the Brazoria County order; Administration Building closed to the public from Mar. 27, 2020 until further notice; remote work for a portion of staff; meetings by phone; CBP notice of Mar. 23, 2020 remanding all maritime crew to their vessels; USCG Marine Safety Information Bulletins listed

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - As of April 22, 2020, Port Freeport is maintaining regular service levels and normal terminal operations (Administration Building closed to the public)

Port Freeport (Brazos River Harbor Navigation District) · Texas (Port Freeport; Brazoria County) (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas (Port Freeport; Brazoria County) · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Brazoria County Stay Safe at Home Order (recited: 'exemptions provided in the Stay Safe at Home Order issued by Brazoria County, Texas effective March 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.'); port facility control
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 6:00 p.m. (county order); 2020-03-27 (Administration Building closed to the public); as stated Apr. 22, 2020 (read as 2020-03-26)
End
Building closure 'until further notice'; county order superseded by State orders GA-14/GA-16/GA-18 (Apr.-May 2020) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateTravel and quarantineSupply chain
Addressees
  • the public (Administration Building closed)
  • port, terminal and transportation workers
  • vessel crews (CBP: remain aboard)
Functions reached
  • PT ports (public access to the port administration closed; crews confined to vessels)
  • OP office (telework)
  • SC supply chain (Gulf Coast container, roll-on/roll-off and project cargo gateway)
  • CB customer access
Character
binding
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

In accordance with exemptions provided in the Stay Safe at Home Order issued by Brazoria County, Texas effective March 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., Port Freeport and Freeport Harbor Channel operations are considered essential transportation and logistics services and will continue to operate as normal.... Port Freeport's Administration Building is closed to the public until further notice beginning Friday, March 27, 2020, to protect the well-being of our employees, their families and the community. A remote work environment is now in place for a portion of the administrative staff where possible.... In a Public Information Notice (PIN) from CBP released on March 23, 2020, all maritime crew will be remanded to their vessels until further notice.

Enforcement

County order penalties (Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173); port building closure; CBP crew restrictions (8 U.S.C. § 1282 shore-leave permits) and USCG COTP authority (33 U.S.C. § 1221 et seq.)

Notes

Port authority page recording the county stay-at-home order's terms, the port's compelled building closure and telework, and the federal CBP and Coast Guard crew and reporting rules (see USCG-PORTS for the MSIBs listed). Authority operating rule (building closure) with recitals of force-of-law orders.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Apr. 22, 2020) of portfreeport.com/about/co... (banner URL truncated); page states 'As of April 22, 2020'. Date_issued is the building-closure date (Mar. 27, 2020) per the filename. File renamed to a shorter name Sept. 27, 2026 (bytes and sha256 unchanged).

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