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<br />\,.." <br />CD <br />C-.:J <br />M <br /> <br />.' , <br />,--- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The WESTRANS pipeline is expected to deliver coal f,o.b. <br /> <br />C~ cargo ships in the Port of Long Beach for as little as $30 a <br /> <br />ton, which equates to $1.44 per million BTU's. The $30 a ton <br />figure includes $7 for mining, $4 for coal drying, and $19 for <br />transport. The pipeline will transport coal at a cost below <br /> <br />that currently available from other sources, making western <br /> <br />U.S. coal again competitive in international markets. The <br /> <br />project will provide a cost savings to Pacific Rim nations, <br /> <br />while improving the U.S. economy through increased mining and <br />related jobs. WESTRANS will help balance trade by as much as <br /> <br />$1.5 billion through coal exports and by offsetting oil <br /> <br />imports to the U.S. through enhanced oil recovery with C02' <br /> <br />Federal eminent domain legislation will not be required for <br />WESTRANS. Instead, the project will work with the States of <br /> <br />Wyomi ng, Utah, Nevada, and Cal i forni a regardi ng thei r <br /> <br />legislation. Over 90 percent of the preferred pipeline route <br />parallels existing rights-of-way or established utility <br />corridors. Of the 1,180 miles, the pipeline will traverse <br /> <br />Federal land for 650 miles, state land for 35 miles, and <br /> <br />private land for 495 miles. <br /> <br />Western Resource Transport, Inc., will reimburse Reclamation <br /> <br />for its participation in analyzing potential pipeline <br />corridors, assessing environmental impacts, and helping <br /> <br />acquire Federal permits and rights-of-way. <br /> <br />3 <br />