Complex sentence: AAPA hopes that the fund can be applied in a way that fully benefits ports and their surrounding communities; since the creation of the fund in 1986, HMTF tax revenue has been used by the government to fund projects unrelated to port development.
Split into simpler sentences: AAPA hopes that the fund can be applied in a way that fully benefits ports and their surrounding communities. Since the creation of the fund in 1986, HMTF tax revenue has been used by the government to fund projects unrelated to port development.