1. NAFTA
Teamwork At Its Finest

2. Team Members
Border State Representatives – Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas – Both IFTA and IRP
US Department of Transportation – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Supporting Contractors
The Federal Government of Mexico – Various Agencies

3. Team Members Transport Canada IRP, Inc. IFTA, Inc. Industry Partners
AAMVA Motor Carrier Services

4. Discussion Points Ballots Pass Working Group Meeting – June 2, 2006
Border Enforcement Grants Program for IFTA and IRP
Issue Brief – Posted by NGA

5. BORDER STATES BALLOTS
All Effective January 1, 2006

6. STFBP #7-2004
Articles of Agreement Section R325 amended to clarify that an IFTA member jurisdiction may license a Mexican motor carrier and that such motor carrier must either pay audit expenses or make the records available in the base jurisdiction at the discretion of the base jurisdiction.
Articles of Agreement Section 960 amended to authorize the use of any national postmark to determine timely filing.

7. STFBP #8-2004
Articles of Agreement Section R340 amended to allow a member jurisdiction to require a bond when licensing a carrier under R325 thereby making a Border State its IFTA base jurisdiction.

8. STFPB #9-2004
Articles of Agreement Sections R1010 and R1020 and the Procedures Manual Section P570 amended to clarify that credit may be taken only for tax paid fuel purchased in member jurisdictions and to make the provisions of the two governing documents consistent.

9. Working Group

10. Meeting – June 2, 2006
All border states were represented for both IFTA and IRP – held Tucson, AZ
Review of actions items from October, January, and March meetings
Review of IFTA and IRP training modules
Discussion on standard minimum bond

11. Meeting – June 2, 2006 Information exchange between border states
Language expectations on application and reporting forms
Exchange of operating authority status between Mexico, FMCSA, and border states
Implementation timeline

12. Meeting – June 2, 2006
Trip permits remain the short term option should the border open immediately
Border state representatives agree that the key to the success of this effort will be education and training

13. FMCSA Border Enforcement Grant Program
Funds available September 2005
Expire September 2007 – No further funding is guaranteed
Specific Eligible State Activities
Personnel expenses, including recruitment and screening, training salaries, fringe benefits and supervision
Equipment and software development expenses
Travel Expenses associated with training and coordinating training efforts
Expenses related to improvement of real property

14. Issue Brief
The Issue Brief prepared on behalf of the working group has been posted by the National Governors Association (NGA) on its Center for Best Practices Website

18. QUESTIONS