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Hearing to Focus on Minimizing Border Station Infrastructure Costs

Washington, DC, May 13, 2016 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing next week on construction and planned upgrades at border stations, or land ports of entry (LPOEs), and how to control the costs of building this infrastructure.

The hearing will focus on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) current and planned border station projects authorized by the Committee, as well as how non-federal and private dollars can be leveraged, including through the Public-Private Partnership (P3) pilot program established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 to allow for private donations of real property at LPOEs.

The Subcommittee hearing, entitled, “Border Station Construction: Minimizing Costs and Leveraging Private Dollars,” is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in 2253 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • Mr. Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
  • Mr. Eugene Schied, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Mr. Gary Gallegos, Executive Director, San Diego Association of Governments, Coalition for America’s Gateways & Trade Corridors
  • Mr. Sam Vale, Chair, Public Policy Committee, Border Trade Alliance

    More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and link to live webcast will be posted here as it becomes available.

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