TEXAS BORDER PARTNERSHIP

THE TEXAS BORDER PARTNERSHIP CHARTER MISSION AND BYLAWS

1. Purpose

The primary purpose of the formation of the Border Partnership interagency working group is to provide an open forum for policy and technical communications and sharing of border planning and implementation information among key Federal, State, and local agency stakeholders including (but not limited to) the:

Federal Highway Administration- Texas Division,

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration- Texas Division,

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT),

Texas Department of Public Safety,

Transportation Security Administration,

Border Metropolitan Planning Organizations,

Also Including:

Other Selected Federal, State, and Local Partners and State of Texas University Researchers currently involved and proactive in the planning, research, operations, management, and implementation of the permanent border safety inspection facilities at the Texas and Mexico international border. This partnership will serve to promote the National Goals of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century involving the safe, efficient, and effective movements of freight, goods, and people and other National Goals of future relevant surface transportation Acts of Congress.

2. Goals

To continually improve overall levels of interagency communications and information exchanges among Federal, State, and local transportation partners and key stakeholders regarding surface transportation border planning and other issues related to freight planning and implementation at the Texas and Mexico international surface transportation ports-of-entry border safety inspection facilities that are funded by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and future relevant surface transportation Acts of Congress;

To resolve in a timely manner the key Federal/State interagency issues related to the planning and implementation of the permanent border safety inspection facilities at the Texas and Mexico Ports-of-Entry funded under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and future relevant surface transportation Acts of Congress;

To coordinate and promote policy and technical training in order to effectively build the career and professional development of intermodal freight planners and engineers involved in freight planning, implementation, management, and operations;

Identify areas of technical training needs to include, but not be limited to: intermodal border freight modeling, freight forecasting, freight data collection, and implementation of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (CVO/CVISN) in order to meet the National Security and other visionary goals of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century, and future relevant surface transportation Acts of Congress;

To enhance interagency working partnerships and relationships among pertinent Federal, State, and local transportation agencies involved in freight planning and enforcement including (but not limited to): the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), Center for Transportation Research (CTR), Department of Public Safety, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration- Texas Division, and the Federal Highway Administration- Texas Division;

To better promote and improve the safety, environment, National Security and economic welfare, and global interconnectivity of the intermodal surface transportation system as envisioned by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st and related surface transportation laws.

Membership

The membership of the Border Partnership is open to all key Federal, State, and local surface transportation partners including- but not limited to: the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration- Texas Division), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration- Texas Division, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), Center for Transportation Research (CTR), Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and other public and private entities as deemed appropriate and found necessary and pertinent by the Border Partnership members and leadership.

Co-Chairpersons

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will select one co-chairperson to serve one Federal fiscal year (beginning October 1, 2003 and ending September 30, 2004);

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Texas Division will select one co-chairperson to serve one Federal fiscal year (beginning October 1, 2003 and ending September 30, 2004);

The Co-Chairpersons will serve to provide leadership and develop workable and reasonable quarterly meeting dates for the Border Partnership during the FY 2004Federal fiscal year (beginning October 1, 2003 and ending September 30, 2004)- and beyond if necessary;

The Co-Chairpersons will select the membership of Technical and Policy Subcommittees of the Border Partnership in a capacity deemed necessary and appropriate by the Border Partnership during the FY 2004 Federal fiscal year (beginning October 1, 2003 and ending September 30, 2004)- and beyond if necessary;

The Co-Chairpersons will serve to continually implement the cornerstone Metropolitan and Statewide planning requirements of the 1962 Surface Transportation Act “3-C” and subsequent ISTEA planning regulations and laws codified under Title 23, U.S.C. as carried forth under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century in a manner to effectively build a foundation to ensure and improve the economy, vitality and quality of life for all citizens and future citizens of the State of Texas.

As Witnessed by the Charter Members of the initial Meeting of the Border Partnership

Austin, Texas
Signed This Day, October XX, 2003 By the Following Honorable Co-Chairpersons

Representing

The Texas Department of Transportation

And the

Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division

/s/ Amadeo Saenz, P.E. Assist. Executive Director Engineering Operations Texas Department of Transportation

/s/ John Mack, P.E. District Engineer Texas Division Federal Highway Administation

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