1. Washington D.C. Update Roger Petzold, P.E. Team Leader Border & Corridor Team Office of Planning

2. What is new? o SAFETEA-LU Extension o FY 2011 Federal Budget o President Obama’s Proposed 2012 Budget o FY 2012 Budget Issues o Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness o 2011 Research Being Finalized

3. SAFETEA-LU Extension o President Obama signed the extension on March 4, 2011 o Extends Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Funds

4. FY 2011 Budget President Obama signed FY 2011 Budget on Friday, April 15 th, 2011. Current budget will expire at the end of September, 2011.

5. President’s FY 2012 Budget Proposal 2012 Budget Request includes a total of $129 Billion for USDOT o $556 Billion Six –Year surface reauthorization request o $50 Billion “Up-Front” economic boost to foster job creation o $2.2 B for “Cross-Border” Transportation to improve the condition of LPOEs facilities at border crossing locations

6. FY 2012 Budget o The U.S. House passed 2012 Budget Blueprint that cuts $6.2 Trillion over next 10 years Reduces 30% from current baseline levels From $58 Billion to $40.5 Billion Eliminates General Fund transfers into the Highway Trust Fund

7. Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness o TBWG has been identified as a vehicle to coordinate this effort

8. 2011 Research o Research proposals are being finalized: o Follow-up activities to Greening Transportation at the Border – Air Quality and the Border o Major Corridors Analysis in North America o Future uses of Smart Phone for Border Wait Time Information o Joint Truck Survey at the Border with EBTC o Rob Tardif’s is the lead for the EBTC.