CBP 'Tenatively Selects' Three Texas Cities for Donation Acceptance Program
Three cities in Texas were tentatively selected for the Donation Acceptance Program, said CBP in a news release (here). The cities of El Paso, Donna and Pharr in Texas will "engage in further planning and development activities in coordination with CBP and the U.S. General Services Administration" as part of the program, said CBP. CBP began accepting donation proposals last year for the program, which allows the agency to accept donations from the private sector and other government agencies to develop its port infrastructure (see 14100216). This authority provides an alternate method for CBP to fund the infrastructure needed to facilitate the growing volume of international trade and travel to the United States that is so vital to the U.S. economy,” said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske.
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Donna "proposed installing new inspection facilities and technologies to facilitate outbound empty commercial vehicle inspections at the Río Bravo International Bridge," said CBP. El Paso proposed the removal of a traffic island to "facilitate commercial traffic flow at the Zaragoza/Ysleta Bridge" and Pharr proposed "installing additional commercial booths and renovations to facilitate agricultural inspections at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge," said CBP. CBP and the GSA will next work with the cities to establish a memorandum of agreement on partnership terms and conditions, said CBP.