The Port of Los Angeles has eliminated a fee on cargo containers that it authorized five years ago, but never implemented.
The so-called Infrastructure Cargo Fee (ICF) was supposed to be assessed on all loaded containers passing through the port, and paid by cargo owners. The money would have been used to fund a variety of projects for improving local rail, highway and bridge access.
The decision to repeal came with the realization that many of the targeted projects were already underway, with sufficient funding from other sources, said Mike Christensen, the port’s deputy executive director for development.