1. Bureau of Planning & Economic Development

2.  WisDOT and freight: responsibilities and plans  Freight Advisory Committee  State Freight Plan 2

3. Assistance  Transportation Economic Assistance  Freight Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program  Freight Rail Preservation Program  Harbor Assistance Program  Local Roads Program Activities  Multimodal Freight Network  Highway Maintenance, Freight Ops. & Permits  Safety & Enforcement  State Traffic Operations Center & Work Zones 3

4.  50% project funding in exchange for new or retained jobs  Can be used for rail, waterway, air, and roads  Local let projects – reimbursement for costs incurred  http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/astnce- pgms/aid/tea.aspx (Doing Business- Local Government- Other Aid) http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/astnce- pgms/aid/tea.aspx  Contact Jesse (Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov or 608-266-9910)Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov 4

5. Provide input on policies, processes and projects that facilitate and enhance:  Reliable, safe and efficient movement of freight - statewide, nationally and internationally.  Project decision-making and delivery processes.  Connectivity between the various modes of transportation.  Connectivity between state and local transportation systems.  Connectivity between private and public sectors. 5

6.  The FAC is purely an advisory committee.  FAC responsibilities include:  Assisting WisDOT in the development of, and subsequent updating of, the state’s Freight Plan and other relevant state plans as appropriate.  Providing feedback and advice to the Secretary’s Office and WisDOT Freight Policy Administrator’s Group on freight transportation policies, processes or programs. 6

7.  http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doingbus/freight/fac.aspx 7

8.  http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/freight/fac.aspx (Doing Business – Freight – Freight Advisory Committee) http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/freight/fac.aspx  Background documents – inaugural meeting agenda  Summary Report of inaugural meeting will be posted soon  Contact Ken (kenneth.Brotheridge@dot.wi.gov or 608-266-9476)kenneth.Brotheridge@dot.wi.gov 8

9.  Provide a vision for multimodal freight transportation.  Position the state to be competitive in the global marketplace by ensuring critical connections to national freight systems remain, or become, more efficient. 9

10.  Development will take approximately 24 months.  The anticipated completion date is December 2016.  Early phases of plan’s foundation are still underway.  Data intensive chapters  gathering, compiling, organizing and drafting  Public Involvement Plan published for comment  http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/sfp/default.aspx (Projects & Studies - State Freight Plan) http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/sfp/default.aspx 10

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12.  Ken Brotheridge  Kenneth.brotheridge@dot.wi.gov Kenneth.brotheridge@dot.wi.gov  608-266-9476  Jesse Patchak  Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov  608-266-9910 12