Duffy HinkleVice President of Membership & Marketing

COLORADO REGIONAL MEETING

Economic development has historically followed

transportation…

Rivers…Seaports…Railroads…And today the Highways

PlainviewPlainview

HappyHappy

Hale CenterHale CenterNew DealNew Deal

TuliaTulia

AbernathyAbernathy

•1998 – General Federal Designation in TEA-21

•2001 – Appropriations Bill authorized the route through Texas

•Oct. 30, 2002 – Remainder of the Corridor (OK, NM, CO) was approved in an independent bill signed by the President

•2005 – Colorado portion of Heartland Expressway designated in SAFETEA-LU

THE BEGINNING

YEARS…

Mark Barr – Big Spring, TX

Brad Bekkedahl – Williston, ND

Justin Bennett – Des Moines, NM

Steve Burgess – Limon, CO

John Bertsch – Plainview, TX

English Ramsey Cantu – Eagle Pass, TX

Sid Cauthorn – Del Rio, TX

Gil Cisneros – Denver, CO

Chris Cornell – San Angelo, TX

Mark Barr – Big Spring, TX

Buzz David – Amarillo, TX

Travis Hiner – Scottsbluff, NE

John Friess – Sonora, TX

Beverly Haggard – Lamar, CO

Todd McKee – Lubbock, TX

Dwain Morrison – San Angelo, TX

Dave Nix – Lamesa, TX

Milton Pax – Dumas, TX

Gaynelle Riffe – Stratford, TX

Penny Peryatel – Raton, NM

Len Mitzel – Alberta, Canada

Board Members

Chairman

Staff

Board Members

SAFETY• Rural fatality rates 2.5 times

higher than urban roadways

• Completion of PTP projected to reduce accidents by the following rates:– Texas – 47%– Oklahoma – 44%– New Mexico – 33%– Colorado – 28%

Watch out!!!

THE ALLIANCE HAS 6 OF THE TOP 10 AG PRODUCING STATES IN

THE NATION

WHO BUYS U.S. FARM PRODUCTS?

All figures are in U.S. DollarsSource: U.S. Dept of Commerce, Census Bureau, August 2009

U.S. Annual Average Wind Power

PORTS-TO-PLAINS HAS 9 OF THE TOP 10 STATES FOR WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL

OIL AND GAS

CORRIDOR

8 of the top 10 oil producing states

5 of the top 6 natural gas producing states

• 16,000 employees

• Approximately $2.8 billion in royalties and taxes paid to Provincial, State and Local governments

• 82 million barrels of oil produced annually

• Almost 1.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas production annually

• 4 refineries

• 7800 miles of pipeline

PORTS-TO-PLAINS

STATES

PROVINCE OF ALBERTAJOINS ALLIANCE IN MAY 2009

and

and

Similar economies… OIL & AGRICULTURE

Means opportunities for more growth

andand

Worlds Oil Reserves

“ALBERTA’S OIL SANDS – CANADA’S GREATEST BURIED ENERGY TREASURE”

– TIME MAGAZINE

WHO DO YOU TRUST?

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

WHO DO YOU TRUST?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Alberta Premier Alison Redford

• Development of eastern corridor to improve freight flow, especially to Ft McMurray, rural economic development

• Less congested alternative to other highways and border crossings

• Expand Port of Wild Horse

MEXICO PARTNERS

D.F.

Piedras Negras

SLP

Querétaro

Ciudad Hidalgo

Salina Cruz

Cancún

ChilpancingoOaxaca

Hermosillo Chihuahua

DurangoLa Paz

Culiacán

MonterreySaltillo

Mexicali

Mérida

Campeche

Villa Hermosa

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Chetumal

Tijuana

Nogales Ciudad Juárez

Nuevo Laredo

Matamoros

Mazatlán

Acapulco

Lázaro Cárdenas

ColimaManzanillo

Tampico

Tuxpan

Progreso

Veracruz

Torreón

Zacatecas

Ags

Cd.Victoria

Guadalajara

Tepic

MoreliaToluca D.F.

CuernavacaPuebla

Jalapa

San Pedro

Monclova

23Texas Tech University

San AntonioHouston

Dallas

Del Rio

To Ports to Plains

Allende

COAHUILA, MEXICO• Torreon – “New Blue Jeans

Capital of the World”

• Monclova – 3 wind tower / turbine plants

• Acuña – Upgrading customs facility

• Piedras Negras – new

brewery, major rail crossing

Federal Advocacy

FEDERAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS

TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL• 110 Ports-to-Plains Members signed letter of support• Many of Ports-to-Plains Alliance recommendations were

included in Map21 signed by the President on July 6, 2012

Cross Border Issues• Wild Horse Crossing• Trade Issues

Forums for education• Energy & Agriculture Issues

Keystone XL Pipeline

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

• OUR POWER AND SUCCESS COMES FROM AN ENGAGED, ACTIVE GRASSROOTS MEMBERSHIP

• LET ELECTED OFFICIALS KNOW PORTS-TO-PLAINS IS IMPORTANT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND YOUR BUSINESS

• ATTEND PORTS-TO-PLAINS ALLIANCE EVENTS

PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHERTO SECURE THE BENEFITS OF COMMERCE TO NORTH AMERICA'S ENERGY &

AGRICULTURAL HEARTLAND