ARIZONA STATE LEGISLATURE

JOINT LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN SONORA, MEXICO AND ARIZONA

Minutes of the Meeting

Monday, February 22, 2010

11:00 a.m., House Hearing Room 5

Members Present:

Senator Manuel Alvarez	Representative Andy Biggs, Co-chairman
Senator Jack Harper	Representative Patricia Fleming
	Representative Russ Jones

Members Absent:

Senator John Nelson, Co-Chairman

Staff:

Justin Riches, Research Analyst, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Nicolas Roser, Intern, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Fareed Bailey, Assistant Research Analyst, Senate Natural Resources, Infrastructure &            Public Debt Committee

Chairman Biggs called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m. and attendance was noted.

PRESENTATIONS

Letter of Mission

Justin Riches, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Research Analyst, distributed the letter of mission (Attachment A) and explained the purpose and responsibilities of the committee.

Overview of SETIF

Gail Lewis, Arizona Department of Transportation, explained the Safety Enforcement Transportation Infrastructure Fund (SETIF) and answered questions posed by the committee.

Border Issues and SETIF

David Randolph, Consultant on Border Issues, distributed copies of his testimony (Attachment B) and discussed the issues surrounding the ports of entry along the Mexican Border.

Update on Vision 2015, Arizona Ports of Entry

Luis Ramirez, Ramirez Advisors Inter-National, LLC, distributed copies of his PowerPoint presentation, “Vision 2015: Arizona’s International Port of Entry System” (Attachment C) and discussed the issues surrounding ports of entry.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Senator Al Melvin informed the committee of his work on a deep water port of entry near Guaymas, Mexico and the need for a rail line.

Attached is a list of individuals who registered their position on the agenda items (Attachment D).

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    Shelley Ponce

                                                                                    Committee Secretary

(Tapes and attachments on file in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115.)

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Joint Legislative Review Committee on

 Transportation Between Sonora,

 Mexico and Arizona

February 22, 2010

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