The Regional Coordination Plan will encompass these FOTs, and address the diverse needs of the individual states in the Corridor. Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska have developed draft State Business Plans. At least one more round of revisions is expected before December. South Dakota recently hired a contractor, and plans to complete its Business Plan by early January. Arkansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma are considering joining this group.
Work is underway on the Regional Coordination Plan.
The Midwest is switching its emphasis from specific project work to program implementation. The Western and Northwest regions recently joined to form one region, with Washington as the lead state. Alaska and New Mexico are new members of the consortium. Washington and Oregon have completed State Business Plans, and many of the other states are working to complete their plans over the next few months. The Regional Coordination Plan will be developed to address the diverse needs of the states in this region.