Presented at the 2010 13th Annual Ports-to-Plains Conference in Rapid City, SD

1. Ports-to-Plains Annual Meeting September 8, 2010

3. Ports-to-Plains Alliance

6. Purpose of the Corridor

7. Purpose of the Corridor

8. Purpose of the Corridor

15. Purpose of the Corridor Energy Security

16. Purpose of the Corridor Energy Security

17. Purpose of the Corridor Agriculture Market Value of Products Sold – South Dakota 2007 $6.6 billion 2002 $3.8 billion Change 71% Crop Sales $3.4 billion (51%) Livestock Sales $3.2 billion (49%)

26. We inherited one of the best transportation systems in the world. A system bought and paid for by a user fee on fuel purchased by the users of the system. Advocacy Effort

27. Shortfall in the Federal Highway Trust Fund in 2010 = $18 billion from General Fund (identified as a payback of funds borrowed for deficit reduction) 2011 … 2012 … 2013 etc.???? Advocacy Effort

28. Programs would have to be cut by 25 percent or so over long term (without increased revenue) Advocacy Effort

29. Construction Inflation Rate Each 1 cent of fuel tax buys 40% of what it did in 1993. Advocacy Effort

40. Thank You from the PTP Alliance Communities!