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SIMPSON BAY LAGOON AUTHORITY
CORPORATION (SLAC) N.V.
RESPONSE TO THE SINT MAARTEN MARINE TRADES ASSOCIATION
KŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϱ͕ϮϬϭϲĂŶĂƌƟĐůĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŵĞĚŝĂŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶDĂƌŝŶĞ
dƌĂĚĞƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ;^DDdͿŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ
ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ;^>ͿE͘s͘ƐƚŚĞWŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐǀĂůƵĞƐƚƌƵƚŚ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJĂŶĚ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞůĂƩĞƌǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽƐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ͘
WHO IS SLAC? DOES SLAC DETERMINE THE BRIDGE FEES AND
^>ŝƐĂĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϮďLJ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶĐŽŶŽ- MOORING FEES?
ŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶE͘s͕͘ĂĨƵůůLJŽǁŶĞĚĐŽŵƉĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŽƵŶƚƌLJ
^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ͕ ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJ ƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ ;ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶ- EŽ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ͘^>ĐŽůůĞĐƚƐƚŚĞĂĨŽƌĞŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚĨĞĞƐ͕ďƵƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚĞƚĞƌ-
ŵĞŶƚͿ͘/ŶϮϬϬϵ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚŚĞƐŚĂƌĞƐŽĨ^>ƚŽ ŵŝŶĞƚŚĞĨĞĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽƌƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚƚŚĂƚǀĞƐƐĞůƐŶĞĞĚƚŽƉĂLJĨŽƌƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶWŽƌƚƐƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJE͘s͕͘ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞWŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ ƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞŽƌƚŽŵŽŽƌŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĚŽŶĞ
'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘ ďLJ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǀŝĂƚŚĞKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ,ĂƌďŽƵƌ&ĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞƌŝĚŐĞ
&ĞĞƐ͘
WHAT DOES SLAC DO? WHAT DOES SLAC DO WITH THE FEES
IT COLLECTS?
SLAC’S MAIN TASKS CONSIST OF: dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨĞĞƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͖
ĂŶĚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉ-
ͻ Ž ƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞŝŶ ƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨůĂƌŐĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐŝŶĐƵƌ-
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ ƌĞĚŝŶĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͘
ͻ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞďƌŝĚŐĞĨĞĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ DOES SLAC MAKE A PROFIT?
ͻ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĞĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ EŽ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ͘ dŚĞ ĨĞĞƐ ŝƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ͕
ͻ Ɛ ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͕ĂŶĚƉĂLJĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƋƵŝ-
ƌĞĚĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐ͘dŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨŝƚƐůŝĨĞĐLJĐůĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶƐǁŚLJƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJĂƵƐĞǁĂLJǁĂƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͕
ͻ ŵ ĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐůĂŶĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ƚŽ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ƚƌĂĸĐ ŇŽǁ ŝŶ ^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ :͘^͘ >ĞũĞƵnj
ƌŝĚŐĞŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ͘
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ
ͻ ŵ ŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨǀĞƐƐĞůƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ DOES SLAC COMPETE WITH THE MARINA INDUSTRY
IN THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON?
ĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĨƵĞůĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚ EŽ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ͘ ^> ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ Ă ŵĂƌŝŶĂ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ >Ă-
ƌĞƉŽƌƚĂŶLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽƌŝƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌŝƟĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚĂƵƚŚŽ- ŐŽŽŶ͖^>ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǁŶĂŶLJŵĂƌŝŶĂƐůŝƉƐ͖^>ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐŽŽĚƐ
ƌŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽǀĞƐƐĞůƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƐĞŽĨƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŵĂƌŝŶĂ͛ƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘
ͻ Ă ĚǀŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ
ͻ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ
ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS DOES SLAC PERFORM DOES SLAC IN ANY FORM OR SHAPE REGULATE THE
THESE TASKS? MARINE BUSINESS IN THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON?
KŶƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŽŝŶϮϬϬϯ EŽ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ͘/ƚƐƌŽůĞŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞĨĞĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĞĞƐ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^>ĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ƚŚĞKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ,ĂƌďŽƵƌ&ĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶĚĂĚǀŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶŵĂƩĞƌƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ
KƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ ƌŝĚŐĞ &ĞĞƐ͘ ^> ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ ĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘
ŽŶ ĂŶ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ ĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ E͘s͕͘ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
WŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘
