2. Support for Findings of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for
the Keystone XL Pipeline
April 18, 2013
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infrastructure projects, education, and medical services. Furthermore the development of Alberta’s oil
sands will have a significant economic impact on the U.S. For every two jobs created in the oil sands,
one is created in the United States, as our number one trading partner relies heavily on American‐made
equipment and expertise. It will also provide improved access to domestic oil supplies from the Bakken
Formation in North Dakota and Montana.
Keystone XL will also allow America to end its dependence on oil from the Middle East and Venezuela by
improving access to North American supplies. Relying upon regimes that are in many cases unstable and
unfriendly to the United States is simply bad energy and national security policy. We have seen the
shocks to our economy from oil price spikes caused by turmoil in these regions. It is much preferable to
develop stable, secure domestic and Canadian sources.
As leaders from the region that the Keystone XL pipeline will traverse, we applaud the thoroughness of
the approval process. The State Department draft EIS and the Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality Supplemental EIS both find no significant environmental concerns that should prevent the
construction of this valuable project. We also know that TransCanada will construct the Keystone XL
with industry best practices that will meet or exceed all existing pipeline regulatory standards.
The Keystone XL pipeline is clearly in the nation’s interest and will be a valuable tool in strengthening
our national security and energy security. Therefore, we respectfully request that upon completion of
this review period, the Department of States move expeditiously to approve the pipeline and grant
TransCanada the Presidential Permit it needs to proceed.
Sincerely,
Limon Office Lubbock Office
P.O. Box 9 5401 N MLK Blvd., Unit 395
Limon, CO 80828 Lubbock, TX 79403
P: 303.586.1787 P: 806.775.2338
F: 719.775.9073 Fax: 806.775.3981
www.portstoplains.com
3. Brad Bekkedahl John Bertsch
Ports‐to‐Plains Board / City Commissioner Chair, Board of Directors
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance / City of Willison Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance
Williston, ND 58801 Plainview, TX 79403
Steve Burgess Sid Cauthorn
Ports‐to‐Plains Board Ports‐to‐Plains Board Member / President/CEO
Lincoln County The Bank & Trust
Limon, CO 80828 Del Rio, TX 78841
Chris Cornell Jacque Daly
Advisory Board / Business Development Executive Assistant
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance / Reece Albert, Inc. Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance
San Angelo, TX 76903 Lubbock, TX 79407
Lane Danielzuk Richard David
Chair, Board of Directors Ports‐to‐Plains Board / President/CEO
Heartland Expressway Association Amarillo EDC
Gering, NE 69341 Amarillo, TX 79101
John Friess Tim Garwood
Ports‐to‐Plains Board Member Board Member
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance Heartland Expressway Association
Sonora, TX 76950 Alliance, NE 69301
Beverly Haggard Travis Hiner
Ports‐to‐Plains Board / City Council Board Member
City of Lamar Heartland Expressway Association
Lamar , CO 81052 Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Duffy Hinkle Marlin Johnson
Vice President of Membership & Marketing Communications Director
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance Heartland Expressway Association
Lubbock, TX 79403 Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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4. Joe Kiely Cal Klewin
Vice President of Operations Executive Director
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance Theodore Roosevelt Expressway
Limon, CO 80828 Bowman, ND 58623
Todd McKee Penny Peryatel
Ports‐to‐Plains Board Treasurer / President & Chief Lending Ports‐to‐Plains Board Member / President
Officer Northern New Mexico Gas
Peoples Bank Raton, NM 87740
Lubbock, TX 79424
Michael Reeves Gaynelle Riffe
President Ports‐to‐Plains Board Member / Co‐Owner
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance Stratford Grain Company
Lubbock, TX 79403 Stratford, TX 79084
Cathy Shull David Drovdal
Ports‐to‐Plains Board State Representative
Ports‐to‐Plains Alliance North Dakota District #39
Fort Morgan, CO 80701 Arnegard, ND 58835
Mike Fladeland Nancy Johnson
Domestic Energy Advocate Representative District #37
Bismark, ND 58501 Dickinson, ND 58601
Laura Allen Mark J. Barr
County Judge County Judge
Val Verde County Howard County
Del Rio, TX 78840 Big Spring, TX 70720
Justin Bennett Lynn Brackel
Former County Commissioner County Commissioner
Union County Bowman County
Clayton, NM 88415 Bowman, ND 58623
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5. Mike Brown Terri Beth Carter
County Judge County Judge
Tom Green County Sherman County
San Angelo, TX 76903 Stratford, TX 79084
Bill Coleman W.B. Crooker
County Judge Former County Commissioner
Hale County Howard County
Plainview, TX 79072 Big Spring, TX 79720
Carla Garner Walter Hall
County Judge County Commissioner
Sutton County Union County
Sonora, TX 76950 Clayton, NM 88415
Tom Head Beth Innis
County Judge Auditor
Lubbock County Williams County
Lubbock, TX 79401 Williston, ND 58802
Greg King Sandy McCarthy
County Commissioner County Commissioner
Lincoln County Box Butte County
Limon, CO 80828 Alliance, NE 69301
Bill Nyby Bob Paintin
County Commissioner County Comissioner
Sheridan County Cheyenne County
Plentywood, MT 59254 Kit Carson, CO 80825
Milton Pax Rowdy Rhoades
County Commissioner County Judge
Moore County Moore County
Dumas, TX 79029 Dumas, TX 79029
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6. Van Robertson Kurt C. Schlegel
County Commissioner County Commissioner
Union County Elbert County
Clayton, NM 88415 Kiowa , CO 80117
Linda Svihovec Gary McDonald
Auditor Commissioner
McKenzie County Roosevelt County Commission
Watford City, ND 58854 Wolf Point, MT 59201
Duane Nygaard Jim Shanks
Commissioner Commissioner
Roosevelt County Commission Roosevelt County Commission
Wolf Point, MT 59201 Wolf Point, MT 59201
Gene Veeder Dora Alcala
Commissioner Former Mayor
McKenzie County Commission City of Del Rio
Watford City, ND 58854 Del Rio, TX 78840
Paul Alexander Jim Andersen
City Council Board of Trustees
City of San Angelo Town of Limon
San Angelo, TX 76904 Limon, CO 80828
Emsley Baker John Baker
Mayor Mayor
City of New Deal City of Tahoka
New Deal, TX 79350 Tahoka, TX 79373
Marilyn Baxter Del Beattie
Mayor Board of Trustees
Town of Eads Town of Limon
Eads, CO 81036 Limon, CO 80828
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7. Coby Beckner Ronald D. Carey
City Commissioner Mayor
Town of Clayton City of Boise City
Clayton, NM 88415 Boise City, OK 73933
Eugene Carter Jack Chosvig
Mayor Mayor
City of Hale Center Town of Clayton
Hale Center, TX 79041 Clayton, NM 88415
Julie Coonts Tommy Duncan
Mayor Mayor
Town of Limon City of Big Spring
Limon, CO 80828 Big Spring, TX 70720
Wendell Dunlap Douglas W. Ellison
Mayor Mayor
City of Plainview City of Medora
Plainview, TX 79072 Medora, ND 58645
Charlotte Farmer Paul Harpole
City Council Mayor
City of San Angelo City of Amarillo
San Angelo, TX 76903 Amarillo, TX 79101
Linda Hawthorne Jack Hendricks
Board of Trustees Board of Trustees
Town of Limon Town of Limon
Limon, CO 80828 Limon, CO 80828
Kendall Hirschfeld Lyn James
City Council President
City of San Angelo Bowman City Commission
San Angelo, TX 76903 Bowman, ND 58623
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8. Ross W. James Mike Kelly
Mayor Board of Trustees
City of Tulia Town of Limon
Tulia, TX 79088 Limon, CO 80828
Tom Martin Scott Martinez
Former Mayor Mayor
City of Lubbock City of O'Donnell
Lubbock, TX 79424 O'Donnell, TX 79351
Ed Mayo Randy Meininger
Mayor Mayor
City of Gering City of Scottsbluff
Gering, NE 69341 Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Dwain Morrison Alvin New
City Council Mayor
City of San Angelo City of San Angelo
San Angelo, TX 76904 San Angelo, TX 76904
Dave Nix Glen Robertson
Mayor Mayor
City of Lamesa City of Lubbock
Lamesa, TX 79331 Lubbock, TX 79457
Brent Sanford Pat Sims
Mayor Mayor
Watford City City of Dumas
Watford City, ND 58854 Dumas, TX 79029
Roger J. Stagner Darrell Stephens
Mayor Mayor
City of Lamar City of Abernathy
Lamar , CO 81052 Abernathy, TX 79311
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9. Patricia Vice Trevor Williams
Mayor Board of Trustees
City of Genoa Town of Limon
Genoa, CO 80818 Limon, CO 80828
Bob Churchwell Michael Cypert
Administrator City Manager
City of Burlington City of Abernathy
Burlington, CO 80807 Abernathy, TX 79311
Michael Dane Joshua Jones
Assistant City Manager City Manager
City of San Angelo City of Hale Center
San Angelo, TX 76902 Hale Center, TX 79041
Pete Kampfer Aaron M. Smith
City Manager City Manager/Economic Development Director
City of Raton City of Tulia
Raton, NM 87740 Tulia, TX 79088
Dave Stone Fred Vera
Town Manager City Manager
Town of Limon City of Lamesa
Limon, CO 80828 Lamesa, TX 79331
Jerry Webster Ashley Alderson
City Administrator Executive Director
City of Tahoka Bowman County Development Corporation
Tahoka, TX 79373 Bowman, ND 58623
Christine Allen Alan Anderson
Director of Foreign Trade Zone Commissioner
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance ND Dept. of Commerce
Lubbock, TX 79401 Bismarck, ND 58501
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10. Gaylon Baker Bart Bradford
Executive Director Housing Development
Stark Development Corporation Plentywood, MT 59254
Dickinson, ND 58601
Tonya Brown Kevin Carter
President Executive Director
Sonora EDC Plainview Hale County Industrial Foundation
Sonora, TX 76950 Plainview, TX 79072
Tom Clark Deb Cottier
Executive Director Director
Metro Denver EDC Nebraska Northwest Development Corp
Denver, CO 80202 Chadron, NE 69337
Kari Cutting William Davis
Vice President President
North Dakota Petroleum Council Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce
Bismarck, ND 58502 Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Bob Donnell Mike Duran
Executive Director Executive Director
Roswell‐Chaves County EDC Lamesa EDC
Roswell, NM 88202 Lamesa, TX 79331
Blaise Emerson Blaise Emerson
Executive Director Executive Director
Black Hills Local Council of Local Governments Black Hills Community Economic Development
Rapid City, SD 57701 Rapid City, SD 57701
Preston Gibson Bonnie Helm
Chairman Director
Economic Development Council of Colorado McHenry County JDA
Denver, CO 80236 Towner, ND 58788
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11. Chelsie Herian Chuck Karpf
Executive Director Executive Director
Box Butte Development Corporation Panhandle Area Development District
Alliance, NE 69301 Gering, NE 69341
Shawn Kirkpatrick Frank H. Larson
Executive Director President
Levelland EDC Del Rio Area Development
Levelland, TX 79336 Del Rio, TX 78842
Bill Lavers Arleene Loyd
Executive Director Director of Business Retention and Expansion
Development Corporation of Snyder Odessa Economic Development
Snyder, TX 79549 Odessa, TX 79761
Kristen Moudy Lisa Nolder
Business Development Specialist Executive Director
Canadian‐Hemphill County EDC Prowers County Development Inc.
Canadian, TX 79014 Lamar , CO 81052
North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties John Osborne
Bismarck, ND 58501 President
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance
Lubbock, TX 79401
John Phillips Dan Redd
President CEO
Economic Development of North Dakota Borger Economic Development Corp.
Beulah, ND 58523 Borger, TX 79008
Thomas C. Rolfstad Mike Running
Director Executive Director
Williston Economic Development Dumas EDC
Williston, ND 58802 Dumas, TX 79029
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12. Stephanie Salazar Bob Sivertsen
President & CEO President
Broomfield Economic Development Corp. Highway 2 Association
Broomfield, CO 80021 Havre, MT 59501
Benjamin Snow Jack Taylor
President Contract Director
Rapid City Economic Development Partnership SPIRIT 54
Rapid City, SD 57701 Liberal, KS 67901
Jack Taylor Terri Thiel
Executive Director Executive Director
S.P.I.R.I.T. Dickinson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Liberal, KS 67905 Dickinson, ND 58601
Harvey T. Thompson Marilyn Thompson
SPIRIT 54 Board Member
Liberal, KS 67901 SPIRIT 54
Liberal, KS 67901
Lorie Vincent Terry Wegman
Executive Director Executive Director
The High Ground of Texas Big Spring EDC
Stratford, TX 79084 Big Spring, TX 79720
Pamela Welch Shawn Wenko
Executive Director Assistant Director
Midland Development Corporation Williston Economic Development
Midland, TX 79701 Williston, ND 58801
John Zimmerman Sandra Adams
Board Member President
SPIRIT 54 Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
Hutchinson, KS 67504 Lamesa, TX 79331
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13. Al Arreola Sam Cartwright
Executive Director President/CEO
Del Rio Chamber of Commerce Moore County Chamber of Commerce
Del Rio, TX 78840 Dumas, TX 79029
Gilberto Cisneros Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
President/CEO Del Rio, TX 78840
Chamber of the Americas
Denver, CO 80215
Kelvin Hullet Terry L. Johnson
President President
Bismarck‐Mandan Chamber Belfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Bismarck, ND 58501 Belfield, ND 58622
Eddie McBride Gary Molberg
President President/CEO
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock, TX 79401 Amarillo, TX 79101
Linda Morris Phil Neighbors
Executive Director President/CEO
Plainview Chamber of Commerce San Angelo Chamber of Commerce
Plainview, TX 79072 San Angelo, TX 76903
Kristine Olsen Debbye Valverde
President Executive Director
Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce
Dalhart, TX 79022 Dumas, TX 79720
Jack Albert
Greater North Dakota Chamber CEO
Bismarck, ND 58502 Reece Albert, Inc.
San Angelo, TX 76903
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14. Roger Albert David Benth
President and CFO President
Reece Albert, Inc. Riverside Rentals
San Angelo, TX 76903 Willison, ND 58801
Shirley Bentrup Anne Boothe
SJB Consulting Economic Development Professional
Dickinson, ND 58602 Triangle Communications
Malta, MT 59538
Shirley Brentrup Joe Bunnell
Rural Development Consultant Owner ‐ Northern Hills Recycling Center
SJB Consulting Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce
Dickinson, ND 58601 Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Linda Byerly Rex Byerly
Vice President President
Byerly Computer Services Byerly Computer Services
Willison, ND 58801 Willison, ND 58801
Roger Cable Ken Callahan
Director of Business Development Energy Services Manager
Oftedal Construction, Inc Montana Dakota Utilities
Casper, WY 82604 Williston, ND 58801
Fritz Carlan Fritz Carlan
Manager ‐ Grandview Meats Owner ‐ Badlands Security, LLC
Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce
Belle Fourche, SD 57717 Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Randy Gaebe Tracey Gallagher
GDI Owner ‐ Scissors
Bowman , ND 58623 Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
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15. Jon Geyerman Elizabeth Grindstaff
President Manager of Marketing & Sales
NJ&A, Inc. Texas‐Pacifico Railroad
Willison, ND 58801 San Angelo, TX 76904
Russ Hanson David Hettler
Executive Vice President CPA
AGC of North Dakota Ehler & Hettler
Bismarck, ND 58502 Lubbock, TX 79423
Dixon Hitch Thom Hood
President Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce
Hitch Aviation, Inc. Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Malta, MT 59538
Bruce Houle Melana Howe
President CEO
Culberson State Agency, Inc. Howe Enterprises
Culberson, MT 59218 Hettinger, ND 58639
Max Howorth Glen M. Jameson
Former Executive Reservoir and Evaluations Engineer
Shell Oil Company Consultant
Sonora, TX 76950 Denver, CO 80227
Craig Knapp Jo Kralicek
Owner ‐ Dairy Queen Sales Executive
Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce Bakken Publications
Belle Fourche, SD 57717 Bismarck, ND 58501
Mike McBain Diane Paulson
President Owner
Laredo Cotton Transfer, Inc. Paulson Premium Seed
Laredo, TX 78040 Bowman , ND 58623
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16. Les Paulson Michael Queen
Owner VP Corporate Safety and Health
Paulson Premium Seed Universalpegasus International
Bowman , ND 58623 Houston, TX 77081
Sonia Shannon Ross Simser
Assistance Secretary of the Corporation President
Central 57 Importers & Exporters Phillips County Insurance
Eagle Pass, TX 78852 Malta, MT 59538
Steve Stenehjem Blaine Steven
CEO Owner
First International Bank & Trust Windshield Doctor
Watford City, ND 58854 Willison, ND 58801
Jake Stuart Vicky Theil
Agent Mark Hill & Associates
Phillips County Insurance Member of Belle Foursche Chamber of Commerce
Malta, MT 59538 Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Bob Wiffler Nancy Wiffler
Private Business Private Business
Bowman, ND 58602 Bowman, ND 57523
Eric Wilke Randy Younger
President President
Todd's Technology Store, Inc. First National Bank of Hugo/Limon
Malta, MT 59538 Limon, CO 80828
Paul Armes Donna Davis
President Associate Professor of Marketing
Wayland Baptist University Rawls College of Business ‐ Texas Tech University
Plainview, TX 79072 Lubbock, TX 79409
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17. Greg Fulton H. David Jones
President Transportation Planning Director
Colorado Motor Carriers Association Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization
Denver, CO 80216 Lubbock, TX 79401
Brian Kimberly John King
Director of Business Development Vice President for University Relations
Reese Technology Center Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX 79413 Lubbock, TX 79407
Bill Miller Tim Pierce
Executive Director Executive Director
Reese Technology Center South Plains Association of Governments
Lubbock, TX 79413 Lubbock, TX 79452
Deanette Piesik Todd Banks
CEO‐TrainND Executive Director
Williston State College Sherwood Park & District Chamber of Commerce
Williston, ND 58801 Sherwood Park, AB T8B1M6
Darren Boras Lynn Carolei
President President
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce
Lethbridge, AB T1J2E1 St. Albert, AB T8N6L5
Lindsay Dodd John Gilchrist
Chair President
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Stony Plain & District Chamber of Commerce
Edmonton, AB T5J1P7 Stony Plain, AB T7Z1V5
Robin Grayston Cindy Guy
President President
Spruce Grove & District Chamber of Commerce Leduc Chamber of Commerce
Spruce Grove, AB T7X3B4 Leduc, AB T9E7K9
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18. Brenda Johnson Yousra Jomha
Spruce Grove & District Chamber of Commerce President
Spruce Grove, AB T7X3B4 High River & District Chamber of Commerce
High River, AB T1V1M9
Ray Knudsen Ken Kobly
Senior Engineer/Treasurer/Director President & CEO
LeanOptions Consulting Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Regina, SK S4S6J9 Edmonton, AB T5J2Z2
Gayle Langford Ed Mah
President Past President
Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce
Red Deer, AB T4N5Y6 Drumheller, AB T0J0Y0
Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce Len Mitzel
Medicine Hat, AB T1A5N9 Former Member of Legislative Assembly
Eastern Alberta Trade Corridor
Etzikom, AB T0K0W0
Tanya Oliver Gord Olson
Executive Director President
Bonnyville & District Chamber of Commerce High Prairie and Area Chamber of Commerce
Bonnyville, AB T9N2G7 High Prairie, AB T0G1E0
Dan Pearcy Lutz Perschon
CEO CAO
Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce Cypress County
Grande Prairie, AB T8V7X9 Dunmore, AB T1B0K3
Nick Sanders Dwayne Stoesz
President President
Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce
Fort McMurray, AB T9H2J9 Sylvan Lake, AB T4S1S6
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19. Jackie Stratton Pat Tenney
President Executive Director
Rimbey & District Chamber of Commerce Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce
Rimbey, AB T0C2J0 Lloydminster, AB T9V0Y8
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