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Subject: Real Estate Update
Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:22:59 PM

Here you go! In the future, we’ll make sure you guys get this every time we get an update.

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Business Manager, Operations and Reporting
SBI - Tactical Infrastructure Program (PF225, VF300)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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SBI Tactical Infrastructure

Real Estate Status Briefing

March 3rd, 2008

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 PF225 DT Processing Status
Reported by DOJ as of 02/29/08
# of DT COMMENTS
ROE
O DT
T STATUS
TATU
Actions
ctio s

Total Remaining ROE Condemnations 77

At Corps of Engineers (COE) being

0
Processed

Pending CBP/DOJ Legal Review 0

Signed by CBP-OFAM & Transmitted
to DOJ for Filing
Filed by AUSA as of last report from
DOJ on 02/22/08
(for those listed as signed above)
Possession Granted as of 02/06/08
(for those listed as filed above)
DT – Declaration of Taking
ROE – Right of Entry For Official Use Only
-One DT in CA will be reworked as Owner was
discovered to be deceased – Case was filed, but
77 will be reworked & re-filed as an amended DT.
-DT against Cameron Co. Property was ‘On-Hold’,
but is scheduled to be filed this week
17 of 18 – CA (one being re-filed)
11 of 11 – AZ
47 of 48 – TX (one was on hold; to be filed soon)
75*
*Was 87 filings, but 11 TX cases were withdrawn
after filing as owner signed ROE and One case
will be re-filed.
9 – CA
34
11 – AZ
14 – TX (1 in Eagle Pass + 13 in Cameron Co.)
 PF225 ROE Condemnations
OBP Sector – as of 02/29/08

SDC ELC YUM TCA EPT MAR DRT LRT RGV Total
# DT Packages
25 3 0 11 0 0 4 0 105 148
as of 12/07/07
12/ /0
# DT
Packages 16 2 0 11 0 0 1 0 47 77
NOW

FILED 15 2 0 11 0 0 1 0 46 75

POSESSION
GRANTED 7 2 0 11 0 0 1 0 13 34
Of those FILED
Estimated Fence
Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 10.1
Not in Possession
Estimated
Acres** 16.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1970.5 1986.8
Not in Possession

* Not all condemned properties are reflected in fence miles as some lie on roads/staging areas needed for access to the proposed fence alignment
** Acres & Parcels reflect total property condemned for temporary rights of entry – not the amount of land needed for construction; Acres &
Parcels are evolving as land records are researched in the field and unknown owners are identified

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 VF300 Real Estate Status
– El Centro (One Segment formerly PF225 project B-1)
• 10.3 Miles in Roosevelt Reservation (RR)
• 3 private owners across 1 mile non-RR (two signed ROE, one Condemned – possession granted)
– Yuma (2 Segments)
• 10 miles on RR
• 4.4 miles on BLM
• 11 miles on Cocopah,
• 0.4 miles held by 2 private owners
• Need BLM for access road ROE’s
– Tucson (6 of 8 Segments still need Real Estate Certified)
• 8 miles on RR
• 30+ miles on Tohono Oodham Nation
• 5 private owners across 1 mile non-RR
• BLM, State of AZ & 5 private owners needed for access road ROE’s
– El Paso – (6 of 7 Segments still need Real Estate Certified)
• 55.9 miles on RR
• 0.3 miles on IBWC land; ROE Granted
• 3 miles on State of NM land – existing ROE expires in June 2008
• BLM, State of NM, City of El Paso and multiple private owners needed for Access Road ROE’s
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 Condemnations for Final Construction Rights
Status as of 02/29/08 - COB

1. Columbus Cattle Company, Columbus, NM: (PF225)

-Package expected to reach SBI for review by 03/05/08.
-COE presented condemnation ‘Notification Letter’ to owner on 02/05/08
-COE forwarded an ‘Offer to Sell’ to CCC on 02/22/08; if CCC signs,
condemnation process will be terminated, otherwise it will proceed as scheduled
2. San Luis, AZ:
-Order of Immediate Possession not yet granted; Declaration for Immediate
Possession is Moot since there is a tenant who requires 60 more days prior to
mandatory eviction by law; he was notified 30 days ago.
-Majority of TI is complete except 1100 feet remaining to complete road,
secondary fence and tertiary fence
3. Smuggler’s Gulch, San Diego, CA: (BIS – Amended DT filing for access roads)
-Order of Possession Granted
4. Monument Mesa, San Diego, CA: (BIS)
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Back-up

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 PF225 ROE Condemnations
As of 02/29/08

# of DT
T COMMENTS
COM E TS
ROE TYPE
Actions
ROE DT’s Reported when Letters Mailed 149 Reported on 12/7, but 1 was for Final DT –
12/07/07
148 Columbus Cattle Co.

DT’s added due to resolved property ownership

OR multiple jurisdictions covered by properties
ROE DT’s Added since 12/07/07 4* owned by 1 entity
* (Was A, now B & C)

Resolved property not actually required for fence

ROE DT’s Cancelled since 12/07/07 (3) construction

DT’s merged due to resolved property ownership

– formerly unknown or incorrect owner named
ROE DT’s Combined since 12/07/07 (11)** OR Co-owner identified
** (Was A & B, now C)

Includes 11 ROE’s signed after Condemnation

ROE’s Signed since 12/07/07 (61) cases were filed – hence cases were dismissed.

TOTAL REMAINING CONDEMNATIONS

(Sum of Above)
77 Number will continue to change as ROE’s signed,
and land/ownership becomes better defined

DT – Declaration of Taking
ROE – Right of Entry For Official Use Only