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Limon Office Lubbock Office P.O. Box 9 5401 N MLK Blvd., Unit 395 Limon, CO 80828 Lubbock, TX 79403 P: 303.586.1787 P: 806.775.2338 F: 719.775.9073 Fax: 806.775.3981 www.portstoplains.com News Release For Immediate Release April 18, 2013 Contact: Michael Reeves (806) 7752338 [email protected] Along Keystone XL Route, Local Officials Want Construction To Begin Grand Island, NE Local elected officials living along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline urged the U.S. State Department to swiftly finish its review of environmental impact and signoff on pipeline construction. Over twohundred officials signed the letter which was submitted at a public hearing held here today. Each official represents a community in the region impacted by pipeline construction. "As leaders from the region that the Keystone XL pipeline will traverse, we applaud the thoroughness of the approval process. The State Department draft EIS and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Supplemental EIS both find no significant environmental concerns that should prevent the construction of this valuable project. We also know that TransCanada will construct the Keystone XL with industry best practices that will meet or exceed all existing pipeline regulatory standards. "The Keystone XL pipeline is clearly in the nation’s interest and will be a valuable tool in strengthening our national security and energy security. Therefore, we respectfully request that upon completion of this review period, the Department of States move expeditiously to approve the pipeline and grant TransCanada the Presidential Permit it needs to proceed." Keystone XL construction will: Create 46,000 new jobs according to the U.S. Department of State. TransCanada says it will hire welders, mechanics, electricians, pipefitters, laborers, safety coordinators, heavy equipment operators to complete construction. Capacity to deliver 830,000 barrels of new oil into the U.S. replacing imports from the Middle East. –more

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Limon Office     Lubbock Office P.O. Box 9     5401 N MLK Blvd., Unit 395 Limon, CO 80828     Lubbock, TX 79403 P: 303.586.1787     P: 806.775.2338 F: 719.775.9073     Fax: 806.775.3981 

www.portstoplains.com 

 News Release ‐ For Immediate Release April 18, 2013 Contact:   Michael Reeves     (806) 775‐2338     [email protected]   

Along Keystone XL Route, Local Officials Want Construction To Begin 

Grand Island, NE ‐ Local elected officials living along the route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline 

urged the U.S. State Department to swiftly finish its review of environmental impact and signoff on 

pipeline construction.  Over two‐hundred officials signed the letter which was submitted at a public 

hearing held here today.  Each official represents a community in the region impacted by pipeline 

construction. 

"As leaders from the region that the Keystone XL pipeline will traverse, we applaud the thoroughness of 

the approval process. The State Department draft EIS and the Nebraska Department of Environmental 

Quality Supplemental EIS both find no significant environmental concerns that should prevent the 

construction of this valuable project. We also know that TransCanada will construct the Keystone XL 

with industry best practices that will meet or exceed all existing pipeline regulatory standards. 

"The Keystone XL pipeline is clearly in the nation’s interest and will be a valuable tool in strengthening 

our national security and energy security. Therefore, we respectfully request that upon completion of 

this review period, the Department of States move expeditiously to approve the pipeline and grant 

TransCanada the Presidential Permit it needs to proceed." 

Keystone XL construction will: 

Create 46,000 new jobs according to the U.S. Department of State.  TransCanada says it will hire 

welders, mechanics, electricians, pipefitters, laborers, safety coordinators, heavy equipment 

operators to complete construction.   

Capacity to deliver 830,000 barrels of new oil into the U.S. replacing imports from the Middle East.  

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Limon Office     Lubbock Office P.O. Box 9     5401 N MLK Blvd., Unit 395 Limon, CO 80828     Lubbock, TX 79403 P: 303.586.1787     P: 806.775.2338 F: 719.775.9073     Fax: 806.775.3981 

www.portstoplains.com 

Boost wages for construction workers by as much as 30% according to Bloomberg Government.   

TransCanada's $5.3 billion investment is the largest being proposed in the United States.  

TransCanada estimates construction and development of the Keystone XL and Gulf Coast 

Pipeline Projects is anticipated to generate $20 billion in economic impact in the United States, 

including $99 million in local government revenues and $486 million in state government 

revenues during construction. 

The U.S. Department of State is collecting input from the general public through April 22nd.   

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