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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 DOES SLAC HAVE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ARE MANAGING DIRECTORS OF COMMERCIAL
IT COLLECTS? OVER THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON?
SLAC’S MAIN TASKS CONSIST OF: dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨĞĞƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͖ EŽ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ͘/ƚƐƌŽůĞŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞ- MARINA’S ALSO SUBJECT TO SECURITY SCREE-
ĂŶĚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉ- ƚĞŶƚĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘
ͻ Ž ƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞŝŶ ƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƌĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚŽĨůĂƌŐĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐŝŶĐƵƌ- NINGS?
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ ƌĞĚŝŶĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͘ WHO IS CURRENTLY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE zĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ͘^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐĂƌĞƚŽďĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨĚĞƐŝŐ-
ͻ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞďƌŝĚŐĞĨĞĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ DOES SLAC MAKE A PROFIT? SIMPSON BAY LAGOON? ŶĂƚĞĚĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůƐĞĐƚŽƌƐŽĨ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶ͘KŶĞ
ͻ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĞĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ EŽ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ͘ dŚĞ ĨĞĞƐ ŝƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ͕ dŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ ŽĨ WƵďůŝĐ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ ^ƉĂƟĂů WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ /ŶĨƌĂ- ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƐ ŽĨ ǀŝƚĂů ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ƚŽ ^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌ-
ͻ Ɛ ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞ͕ĂŶĚƉĂLJĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƋƵŝ- ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ;sZKD/ͿŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶ͘ ƚĞŶŝƐƚŚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƐĞĂŚĂƌďŽƌƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐ-
ƌĞĚĞdžƉĞŶƐĞƐ͘dŚĞ:͘^͘>ĞũĞƵnjƌŝĚŐĞŝƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨŝƚƐůŝĨĞĐLJĐůĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ ƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐĞĂ ŚĂƌďŽƌƐ ŝŶ ^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ͘ dŽ ƚŚĞ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƌĞĂƐŽŶƐǁŚLJƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJĂƵƐĞǁĂLJǁĂƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞWŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŚĂǀĞ
ͻ ŵ ĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐůĂŶĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ƚŽ ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ƚƌĂĸĐ ŇŽǁ ŝŶ ^ŝŶƚ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ :͘^͘ >ĞũĞƵnj ŶŽƚĐŽŵƉůŝĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJĚƵƚLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌŐŽĂŶĚƉĂƐƐƐƵĐŚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ƌŝĚŐĞŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ͘ ƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐ͘
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ
ͻ ŵ ŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨǀĞƐƐĞůƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ DOES SLAC COMPETE WITH THE MARINA INDUSTRY IS THE PORT ST. MAARTEN GROUP OF COMPANIES
IN THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON? SUBJECT OF ANY CIVIL INQUIRY INVESTIGATIONS BY
ĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁĂƐƚĞĂŶĚĨƵĞůĚŝƐƉŽƐĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚ EŽ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ͘ ^> ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ Ă ŵĂƌŝŶĂ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ >Ă- THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR?
ƌĞƉŽƌƚĂŶLJŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽƌŝƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌŝƟĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚĂƵƚŚŽ- ŐŽŽŶ͖^>ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽǁŶĂŶLJŵĂƌŝŶĂƐůŝƉƐ͖^>ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐŽŽĚƐ EŽ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ͘ dŚĞ WƵďůŝĐ WƌŽƐĞĐƵƚŽƌ ŚĂƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ WŽƌƚ ^ƚ͘ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ
ƌŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽǀĞƐƐĞůƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƐĞŽĨƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŵĂƌŝŶĂ͛ƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘ 'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝŶǀŝĞǁŽĨƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĐŝǀŝůŝŶƋƵŝƌLJ
ͻ Ă ĚǀŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŵĂƩĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĨƵůůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶ͘dŽƚŚŝƐĚĂƚĞƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐ
^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ WƌŽƐĞĐƵƚŽƌ ŚĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƐĞĞŶ ĂŶLJ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĮůĞ Ă ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJ Đŝǀŝů ŝŶƋƵŝƌLJ
ͻ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞWŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘
ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS DOES SLAC PERFORM DOES SLAC IN ANY FORM OR SHAPE REGULATE THE IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE PORT THE PORT ST. MAARTEN GROUP OF COMPANIES
THESE TASKS? MARINE BUSINESS IN THE SIMPSON BAY LAGOON? ST. MAARTEN GROUP OF COMPANIES SUBJECT TO ĞdžƉĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ^DDd͕ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ WŽƌƚ ^ƚ͘ DĂĂƌƚĞŶ
KŶƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŽŝŶϮϬϬϯ EŽ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ͘/ƚƐƌŽůĞŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞĨĞĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŽƌŝŶŐĨĞĞƐ ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR SECURITY SCREENING? 'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐŝƐĂůƐŽĂŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ǁŝůůƌĞĨƌĂŝŶĨƌŽŵĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ^>ĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͖ƚŚĞKƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ,ĂƌďŽƵƌ&ĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐĂŶĚĂĚǀŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽŶŵĂƩĞƌƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽ ƚŚĞ EŽ͕ŚĞŝƐŶŽƚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ĂŶĚŝŶ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĂďŽƵƚŽŶĞŽĨŝƚƐŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕WŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂ-
KƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ ƌŝĚŐĞ &ĞĞƐ͘ ^> ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ ĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶĂLJ>ĂŐŽŽŶ͘ ϮϬϭϱŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJƉĂƐƐĞĚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚĂƚŽƌLJƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐďLJƚŚĞ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶ ŶŝĞƐĂŶĚ^>ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͘
ŽŶ ĂŶ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ ĂƵƐĞǁĂLJ E͘s͕͘ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ă ƉŽƌƚ Žƌ ŵĂƌŝŶĂ ŝŶ
WŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘ WHO REGULATES THE MARINE BUSINESS IN THE ^ŝŶƚDĂĂƌƚĞŶƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƚŽĚĂƚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJƉĂƐƐĞĚƐƵĐŚƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ͘ WŽƌƚ^ƚ͘DĂĂƌƚĞŶ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ
SIMPSON BAY LAGOON? DĂƌĐŚϭƐƚ͕ϮϬϭϲ
DOES SLAC RECEIVE ANY FUNDS FROM dŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŝŶĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŵƉƐŽŶ ĂLJ >Ă-
GOVERNMENT? ŐŽŽŶ͘
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