[ATOMIC_PUNK]

NASCO Key Successes & Outcomes

Memoranda of Understanding:

• Created MOU with eight U.S. states and a Canadian province for continued cooperation toward technology development and infrastructure enhancement of the I-35/I-29/I-94 Corridor
• Created MOU with U.S. Treasury Department to develop ITPC's along I-35
• Created MOU with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Postal Service and the Texas General Land Office to promote alternative fuels along the corridor

Funding:

• Known as the strongest International Trade Corridor Coalition on Capitol Hill
• Lobbying efforts have helped secure more than $150 million in corridor transportation project funding to date
• Helped gain more than $79 million in Corridor projects in FY03 through the National Corridor Planning and Development Program, ITS Program, Interstate Maintenance Program and the Discretionary Bridge Program.
• Contributed to the state match of federal funds received for a 2002 transportation technology study -$15,000- innovative financing from NASCO

Lobbying Efforts:

• Successfully lobbied for the creation of two new categories under the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century – the National Corridor Planning and Development Program and the Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program

• Formation of a Corridor Caucus on Capitol Hill to promote corridor development and begin to organize as a corridor in preparation of the next re-write of the highway legislation next year
• Successfully lobbied to take the Highway Trust fund "off-budget" which resulted in increased transportation formula funding for NASCO's corridor states
• Awarded a seat on the North American International Trade Corridor DOT Steering Committee to oversee the development of the federally funded ITS/CVO study along the corridor

Successes:

• Created the term "International Trade Corridor" now used internationally by all corridor coalitions
• Facilitated the creation of Iowa's successful "Intelligent Infrastructure" study application for Federal funding under TEA-21's National Corridor Planning and Development Program, FY01-currently ongoing
• Developed the "Clean Corridor" concept –working to promote the use of clean, alternative fuels
• Developed the concept of International Trade Processing Centers (ITPCs)
• Provided a model for other successful trade corridor initiatives through its work on I-35
• Proven successful in bringing transportation and trade experts together for substantive discussion

Firsts:

• First ITC Coalition to become an independent, not-for-profit corporation
• Introduced the International Trade Corridor (ITC) concept to Canada & Mexico
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS):
• Facilitated a meeting of the NASCO corridor State Department of Transportation directors, secretaries and key staff
• Resulted in the submission of a successful federal funding application for an ITS/Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) study to be conducted along I-35/I-29/I-94 ITC
• Said to be the best application received by the Federal Highway Administration in 1999

I heard on Lara Ingrahms{sp} show today that Bush and Clinton havebeen working on this together and that Mexico's Foxx and the PM in Canada are already on board you want border security it aint gonna happen from whats been told

Also heard by 2020 Were going to a new currency like the Euro ...

Anyone else hear the show today ?

[OpusatFR]

Nope, but they have already decided upon breaking the US into regions with regional governors. Looks like doing it by creating artificial borders, i.e., roadways is quite efficient.

[EagleUSA]

I heard on Lara Ingrahms{sp} show today that Bush and Clinton havebeen working on this together...
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Our soverignty was betrayed by the Bush dynasty a long time ago -- Clinton is just a parasite trying to play it for all he can (what is new, right?). Look at CAFTA, NAFTA, all the "free trade" ruse. You will find more disgusting betrayal.

[MikefromOhio]

wait now it's 2020?

Damn they keep pushing the year back.

According to head nut Jerome Corsi, the "Amero" was supposed to come around 2010 to 2013.

This is more of the same.

I wonder, how that Rush and Ingraham are getting into it, how quickly WND or Corsi will back off of it.

And yes I STILL have jobs available if you want something in the NAU (since I've been accused of being someone who would profit by it for whatever reason, I've promoted myself to foreman)....

[wvobiwan]

"Smart" freight corridors do not necessarily equate to no border security as long as we reserve the right to inspect any and all of it, and have it run by US citizens within our borders.

But we certainly better see physical border security first. We won't be distracted by flag burning amendments, gay-marraige bans, or even success in Iraq. We certainly won't stand for "you only get border security if you also take guest workers and smart freight corridors" either.

[little jeremiah]

FYI.

[MNJohnnie]

There is a 1950s or 1960s Science Fiction series of stories based on patroling these sorts of "Super Interstates". Despite them talking about this for more then 40 years, have you seen them break ground on even one yet?

[Smartass]

Thanks for the Ping LucyT...
Source link: NASCO Corridor

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TxDOT schedules Trans-Texas Corridor meetings

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1661518/posts?page=1