Ocean shippers benefit by "creative" funding?

While elected government officials elsewhere on the West Coast are doing all they can to limit seaport expansion by imposing shipper fees and taxes, Alaska congressmen Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young have used their influence to use federal money for improving cargo operations at the Port of Anchorage. Public interest groups like Taxpayers for Common Sense object, while others applaud this “creative” funding. Your views?