The Ports-to-Plains Alliance: An Overview
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Duffy HinkleVice President of Membership & Marketing
COLORADO REGIONAL MEETING
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Economic development has historically followed
transportation…
Rivers…Seaports…Railroads…And today the Highways
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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…
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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
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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!!!
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THE ALLIANCE HAS 6 OF THE TOP 10 AG PRODUCING STATES IN
THE NATION
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WHO BUYS U.S. FARM PRODUCTS?
All figures are in U.S. DollarsSource: U.S. Dept of Commerce, Census Bureau, August 2009
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U.S. Annual Average Wind Power
PORTS-TO-PLAINS HAS 9 OF THE TOP 10 STATES FOR WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL
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OIL AND GAS
CORRIDOR
8 of the top 10 oil producing states
5 of the top 6 natural gas producing states
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• 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
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PROVINCE OF ALBERTAJOINS ALLIANCE IN MAY 2009
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and
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and
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Similar economies… OIL & AGRICULTURE
Means opportunities for more growth
andand
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Worlds Oil Reserves
“ALBERTA’S OIL SANDS – CANADA’S GREATEST BURIED ENERGY TREASURE”
– TIME MAGAZINE
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Alberta Premier Alison Redford
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• 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
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MEXICO PARTNERS
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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
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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
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Federal Advocacy
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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
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Keystone XL Pipeline
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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
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PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHERTO SECURE THE BENEFITS OF COMMERCE TO NORTH AMERICA'S ENERGY &
AGRICULTURAL HEARTLAND