PROVIDENCE — After more than two years of work, ProvPort officials have released the draft of a new master plan, one that they hope will guide the city’s waterfront development over the next three decades.

ProvPort is the nonprofit organization that manages the Port of Providence, one of only two deepwater ports in all of New England.

The 223-page plan, which describes itself as primarily “aspirational,” lays out four core objectives for development located within the specified Port of Providence area. The objectives include a mix of economic growth, climate resilience, and improved public health monitoring for residents.

According to the draft report’s findings, ProvPort needs to focus on modernizing its infrastructure, and reinforcing environmental responsibility. It notes that “flooding, sea level rise, and extreme weather pose a real risk to port infrastructure, supply chains, and public investments.”

The plan also emphasizes economic development, workforce training, and local hiring to ensure that the port is beneficial for Providence residents. The draft estimates short-term actions laid out in the plan “are expected to generate hundreds of jobs and roughly $200 million in investment,” by 2030.

By 2040, the report hopes, “medium-term expansion could double ProvPort’s 2025 economic output and significantly increase the city’s revenue share, all while receiving a 70% reduction in greenhouse emissions.”

It also notes that the relationship between the port and nearby residents needs to be “actively managed,” and the development within the port needs to make strategic investments to maintain public health and meet city and state climate goals.

ProvPort said it hopes the final master plan will become a “national model.”

“By aligning port modernization with climate resilience, environmental justice, and community partnerships, the plan lays the groundwork for a well-positioned working waterfront for Providence’s economy, its neighborhoods and future generations,” ProvPort spokesperson Bill Fischer said in a statement.

ProvPort was created in 1993 to oversee the Port of Providence’s daily operations. The nonprofit contracts out the day-to-day operations to Waterson Terminal Services LLC, a private company.

Greening the port is going to be a tall order. Outside of the offshore wind sector, which has been primarily the Revolution Wind project in recent years, much of the port’s main activity is in cement, scrap, petroleum, liquified petroleum gas and other industries known for their air pollution contributions.

While offshore wind contributes to 40% of ProvPort’s revenue, according to the draft plan, the above polluting industries account for over half of the nonprofit’s total revenue. The port’s primary imports remain cement and salt, and its primary export remains scrap metal.

The draft plan proposes shifting away from these industries and more toward renewable technology like offshore wind turbines. The draft plan maintains the port’s status for imports, exports, and logistics, but aspires to add a research and development incubator, more high-tech manufacturing in marine technology and biotech, seafood and cold storage facilities, as well adding to the port’s scrap facilities for a modernized recycling sector.

Also included in the report is a possible tenant trend toward defense contractors. The draft notes that national security and defense company L3Harris Technologies was announced in December as the port’s newest tenant.

“L3Harris will utilize ProvPort to support subsea telecommunications cable operations, including the loading, offloading, spooling, and storage of undersea cable,” the report reads.

The plan also includes goals on public outreach, proposing a permanent community advisory board, a master plan liaison to address concerns from South Providence and Washington Park residents, and a community notification system in the case of emergencies.

Ultimately however, it will be up to ProvPort to keep the promises laid out in the draft master plan, and residents throughout the process have been skeptical of such promises. Public comment sessions hosted by ProvPort, and the Norwood, Mass.-based consulting firm GZA, have become forums for residents’ exasperation with port activities both inside and outside the Port of Providence.

Independent journalist Steve Ahlquist reported last month the People’s Port Authority, a grassroots organization opposed to the polluting industries in the city’s industrial waterfront, leaked the draft of the master plan ahead of its official release in a bid to increase public engagement over the document.

The complete draft master plan can be read here. Public comments on the draft can be submitted here until May 4.

Correction: This story was corrected on April 7 to reflect that Waterson Terminal Services does not oversee the Port of Davisville.