Joe Kiely, Vice President of Operations, Ports-to-Plains Alliance. Northern Task Force Meeting on April 2, 2012, Billings, MT

1. NORTHERN PORTS-TO-
PLAINS TASK FORCE
BILLINGS, MT
APRIL 2, 2012
JOE KIELY
VICE PRESIDENT OF
OPERATIONS

2. INTRODUCTION
MISSION STATEMENT
Ports-to-Plains is a grassroots
alliance of communities and
businesses whose mission is to
advocate for a robust
transportation infrastructure to
promote economic security and
prosperity throughout North
America's energy and
agricultural heartland.

3. ECONOMICALLY
Alberta Exports 2011
millions Total Truck
Colorado $2,965.0 $278.0
Kansas $187.0 $128.0
Montana $4,935.0 $343.0
Nebraska $68.0 $43.0
New Mexico $42.0 $40.0
North Dakota $1,016.0 $526.0
Oklahoma $4,825.0 $211.0
South Dakota $84.0 $36.0
Texas $4,416.0 $1,661.0
Wyoming $1,514.0 $214.0
$20,052.0 $3,480.0
17.35%

4. ECONOMICALLY
Saskatchewan Exports
millions Total Truck
Colorado $64.0 $41.0
Kansas $50.0 $24.0
Montana $72.0 $71.0
Nebraska $87.0 $39.0
New Mexico $10.0 $6.0
North Dakota $610.0 $285.0
Oklahoma $10.0 $5.0
South Dakota $81.0 $54.0
Texas $301.0 $31.0
Wyoming $10.0 $10.0
$1,295.0 $566.0
43.71%

5. ECONOMICALLY
Montana Exports 2010
millions Total Truck
Colorado $306.7 $87.1
Kansas $254.7 $17.8
Nebraska $79.3 $27.6
New Mexico $122.4 $15.7
North Dakota $359.9 $201.0
Oklahoma $382.1 $6.4
South Dakota $192.2 $143.9
Texas $2,022.2 $52.4
Wyoming $2,052.2 $1,078.4
Alberta $343.0 $242.0
Saskatchewan $126.0 $120.0
$6,240.7 $1,992.3
31.92%

6. ECONOMICALLY
North Dakota Exports 2010
millions Total Truck
Colorado $429.3 $270.5
Kansas $342.6 $49.4
Montana $535.8 $397.8
Nebraska $229.4 $161.4
New Mexico $168.1 $50.2
Oklahoma $338.4 $76.2
South Dakota $1,150.0 $1,082.9
Texas $1,757.7 $275.7
Wyoming $210.5 $92.7
Alberta $212.0 $17.0
Saskatchewan $981.0 $928.0
$6,354.8 $3,401.8
53.53%

7. ECONOMICALLY What do Canada's oil sands
have to do with the United
Alberta Oil Sands Impact 2011
States?
millions Total Percent
Colorado $30.4 1.60%
• Canada is the largest
Kansas $15.8 0.80% supplier of oil to the U.S.
Montana $3.3 0.20% • For every two jobs
Nebraska $10.6 0.50% created in Canada from
New Mexico $11.0 0.60%
the oil sands, a third job
North Dakota $4.3 0.20%
Oklahoma $24.5 1.60%
is created in the U.S.
South Dakota $4.9 0.30% • Oil sands development is
Texas $200.0 10.30% projected to generate
Wyoming $2.6 0.10% $521 billion in economic
activity in the U.S. over
$307.4 16.20%
the next 25 years.

8. ECONOMICALLY
Alberta Oil Sands Impact 2035
millions Total Percent
Colorado $1,221.5 1.60%
Kansas $805.9 1.90% % Increase Total 2490.47%
Montana $1,663.6 3.90% % Increase Annual 103.77%
Nebraska $134.0 0.30% Increase Total $m $7,963.1
New Mexico $130.4 0.30%
North Dakota $49.0 0.10%
Oklahoma $298.5 0.70%
South Dakota $57.7 0.10%
Texas $3,217.5 7.50%
Wyoming $77.6 0.20%
$7,655.7 16.60%
http://www.oilsands.alberta.ca/USEconomicImpactOilCalculat
or.html

9. ECONOMICALLY
Alberta Oil Sands Jobs
2015 2035
Colorado 1,300 13,300
Kansas 800 8,900
Montana 1,000 18,000
Nebraska 300 1,600
New Mexico 300 1,400
North Dakota 100 600
Oklahoma 700 3,300
South Dakota 200 700
Texas 5,100 33,700
Wyoming 100 800
9,900 82,300
http://www.ceri.ca/images/stories/CERI Study

10. ECONOMICALLY
Alberta Oil Sands Impact
2010 to 2035
Saskatchewan
GDP $4,855 Millions
Jobs 55,000
Tax Revenues $1,553 Millions

11. ECONOMICALLY – SOUTHERN TASK FORCE

12. ECONOMICALLY – SOUTHERN TASK FORCE
• Trade
• Transportation
• Borders
• Culture and
Arts
• Education

13. ECONOMICALLY – SOUTHERN TASK FORCE

14. POLITICALLY

15. POLITICALLY

16. POLITICALLY
Co-Chairs:
Rep. Randy Neugebauer R-TX
Rep. Adrian Smith
R-NE
Senator Ben Nelson D-NE
Senator John Cornyn R-TX
Members:
Rep. Michael Conaway R-TX
Rep. Bob Filner D-CA
Rep. Quico Canseco R-TX
Rep. Pete Olson R-TX
Rep. Cory Gardner R-CO
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
R-TX
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry R-NE
Senator Kent Conrad D-ND
Senator Mark Udall D-CO
Senator John Hoeven R-ND
Rep. Rick Berg R-ND

17. POLITICALLY

18. POLITICALLY
Policy Recommendations:
Rural Connectivity and Mobility
• A major focus on upgrading and
modernizing the transportation
infrastructure that provides connectivity
and mobility for America’s small
communities and rural areas
Rural Areas Must
Work Together

19. POLITICALLY
Policy Recommendations:
• Freight Transportation – The new legislation
should also include a major focus on freight
movement, including freight corridors in rural
areas, especially High Priority Corridors on the
National Highway System.
Rural Areas Must
Work Together

20. POLITICALLY
Policy Recommendations:
• Rural Safety -- The new legislation should include
a major focus on highway safety, especially safety
on two-lane rural roads which often have fatality
rates well above urban interstates.
• These overburdened two-lane roads are carrying
much of the food and fuel destined for major
metropolitan areas.
Rural Areas Must
Work Together

21. POLITICALLY
Policy Recommendations:
• Freight Transportation – The new legislation
should also include a major focus on freight
movement, including freight corridors in rural
areas, especially High Priority Corridors on the
National Highway System.
Rural Areas Must
Work Together

22. POLITICALLY

23. POLITICALLY

24. POLITICALLY

25. POLITICALLY
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Mini-Summit
April 20, 2012
Washington, DC
Meeting Room:
Gold Room, 2168 Rayburn House Office Building
Time: 2 hours (9-11 am)
Invited Audience:
Congressional Members
Congressional Staff
Focused on the Ports-to-Plains Alliance
Region and Caucus Members

26. POLITICALLY
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Mini-Summit
Oil and Gas Prices and the Consumer
Description: New energy opportunities for North America in the
Ports-to-Plains Region are growing quickly. These opportunities
are largely dependent upon the decisions of regulators. What are
these key opportunities and what affect will these opportunities
have on consumer oil and gas prices.
• Hydraulic Fracturing and Domestic Opportunities
• Keystone XL Pipeline and Energy Security
• Incentives, What Incentives?

27. POLITICALLY
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Mini-Summit
Electricity and the Economy
Description: There is not a sector of the economy that is not
affected by the cost and availability of electricity. Renewable
energy is providing many of our rural communities in the Ports-to-
Plains region an economic shot in the arm as well as creating a
growing manufacturing sector across the region. At the same
time coal provides the majority of electricity in the nation while
creating rural jobs. How can we create an electric future that
supports the economy and the consumer?
• Renewable Energy Production Tax Credits and Rural
Communities
• It is a long haul
• Policy … Policy … Policy

28. POLITICALLY
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Mini-Summit
Energy and Transportation
Description: The Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridors create the
backbone transportation corridor for North America’s Energy
Corridor. With domestic energy production booming in the region,
the stresses on the rural transportation system is also booming at
a time when transportation funding is slowing. What are the
opportunities to address economic opportunity with a
transportation system that is safe and reliable.
• North America’s Energy Corridor
• Pilot Permitting Proposal
• Opportunity connected to opportunity … Transportation, Energy
and the Economy

29. MEMBERSHIP
Currently 165
member
organizations

30. MEMBERSHIP
• Cities: Membership dues are figured at .61
per capita based on current census
• Counties: Membership dues are figured at .10
per capita based on current census
• $500 (International Economic Development
Organizations and Chambers)
• $250 (U.S. Economic Development
Organizations and Chambers)
• $2,000 - $50,000 (Business and Industry)