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�For 30 years, clients have relied on Barney Allison for practical and strategic guidance in the public finance and infrastructure fields.Mr. Allison offers public agencies unique expertise with specialized finance issues in infrastructure transactions, including the use of public and private debt, private equity and federal credit assistance – particularly the TIFIA and Private Activity Bond programs.� He helps clients navigate through all elements of P3s and other innovative project delivery methods.�Chambers-rated nationally and globally in the field of P3s, Mr. Allison is a nationally recognized bond counsel and has acted as bond, underwriter, disclosure, issuer and special developer counsel for capital improvement projects involving a wide range of revenue and funding sources.� He has guided financing transactions for bridges, tunnels, highways and toll roads; transit and commuter rail systems; and government office buildings, parking complexes and criminal justice centers.�Practice Areas & IndustriesInfrastructureCorporatePublic Agency LawPublic FinanceTransportationProject FinanceEducationJ.D., University of Southern California School of Law, 1979B.A., Amherst College, 1976, with honorsAdmittedCaliforniaAwards & Honors“Noted Practitioner” nationally and globally in the field of PPPs, Chambers USA, 2014 and 2015�Southern California "Super Lawyer" for government finance, Los Angeles magazine, 2014, 2015 and 2016.“Top 30 Real Estate Attorneys,” Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal, 2012Professional AffiliationsNational Association of Bond LawyersTransportation Research Board: Revenue and Finance Committee�

Chee Mee Hu is a Managing Director for Moody�s Project Finance and Infrastructure Group focusing on the Americas, including Canada, the U.S. and Latin America. Prior to joining the Global Project Finance and Infrastructure Group, Chee Mee was a member of Moody�s Corporate Finance group and also the Regional Credit Officer for Moody�s Latin America Corporate Finance Ratings. Prior to that, Chee Mee was Team Managing Director of the Infrastructure Finance Group within Public Finance for six years. As team leader and a senior member of Moody�s Rating Committee, Chee Mee is involved in all facets of the rating process for all project finance sectors, including toll roads, airports, ports and power.Prior to joining Moody�s, Chee Mee was a Vice President in Kidder, Peabody & Co.�s Public Finance Investment Banking Department with a focus on general infrastructure and transportation.Chee Mee has a Master�s degree in Business Administration from Columbia University and a Master�s degree and a Doctorate in Art History from New York University.

James M. Bass is the Chief Financial Officer of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He is responsible for management of the Finance Division, which now includes programming and scheduling of all transportation projects and letting management activities associated with project delivery. Bass began his TxDOT career in 1985 working summers in the Fort Worth District, where he maintained records and audited field measurements. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT, while also working part-time as an engineering aide. After graduation, Bass became an accounting clerk in the Finance Division's Revenue Accounting Section, and was soon promoted to budget analyst in the Budget and Forecasting Section. As manager in the Budget and Forecasting Branch in 1997, Bass worked on preparation of TxDOT's Legislative Appropriations Request and Operating Budget, and corresponded with the Legislative Budget Board, State Auditor's Office, and the Office of the Texas Comptroller. He also worked on TxDOT's Cash Forecasting System for the State Highway Fund, which details revenue and expenditures on a monthly basis. Bass was selected as division director effective November 1999, and his title was changed to Chief Financial Officer in 2005.

Amadeo Saenz Jr., P.E., is executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Under Texas Transportation Commission direction, he manages, directs, and implements TxDOT policies, programs, and operating strategies. He also represents TxDOT before the Texas Legislature and other entities. He became executive director Oct. 1, 2007.After earning a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin, Saenz joined TxDOT in 1978 in the Pharr District as an engineering laboratory assistant. Working within the district, he progressed through various positions including engineering assistant, assistant area engineer, assistant field operations engineer, and area engineer.He was named district engineer in the Pharr District in October 1993. He held this position until his appointment as Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations in Austin, which became effective Nov. 1, 2001. In this role, he implemented and managed TxDOT's engineering operations policies, programs and operating strategies according to federal and state laws and Texas Transportation Commission regulations and directives.A native of Hebbronville, Saenz is a past member of the Laredo and Pharr Rotary and was active with the McAllen-area Boy Scouts. He served on the Civil Engineering External Advisory Committee for the University of Texas at Austin. He owns and operates a small cattle ranch in South Texas, and he enjoys horseback riding and hunting.

Edwin Harrison, CIO is the Director of the Harris County Office of Financial Services and Harris County Investment and Debt Officer. He has been with the Office of Financial Services 20 years; his office is responsible for managing Harris County’s 4 billion dollar investment portfolio, 5.4 billion dollar long-term debt program, 1 billion dollar commercial paper program, and depository bank relationships. He is a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Issuer Advisory Committee and Texas Association of Counties, County Investment Officer Certification Committee. Edwin earned his BBA in Finance/Accounting from Texas Southern University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council, Project Row House and Row House Community Development Corp. Edwin is also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

An accomplished lawyer with 20 years of experience, Barron's principal areas of practice are public finance, urban infrastructure and transportation development, state legislative matters, and public/private partnerships. He has significant municipal finance and public law experience in various areas, including traditional municipal finance, tax increment financing, urban infrastructure and redevelopment, and structuring public/private joint ventures. His public finance practice consists of serving as bond counsel for cities, counties, state agencies, and special districts, including local government corporations. In addition to bond counsel engagements, he also represents national and regional investment banking firms as underwriters counsel in bond and interest rate swap transactions. Barron also serves as general counsel to conduit bond issuers, tax increment reinvestment zones, local government corporations, municipal management districts, and certain not-for-profit corporations. Barron has recently focused his efforts on creating innovative financing opportunities for affordable housing and urban development.As a result of his work, Barron has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as a leader in public finance law since 2006.

As the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), Mr. Ward serves as the chief executive officer of a state agency employing over 300 scientists, engineers, lawyers, GIS professionals, finance officers, and related support staff. Under the direction of a six-member board appointed by the governor, the TWDB is responsible for planning the statewide development of water resources, financing water-related infrastructure, and maintaining and disseminating natural resource data for Texas, which includes water-bearing formations and watersheds. Mr. Ward was appointed to his current position in May 2002.Since 1997, the TWDB has coordinated with the state’s 16 planning regions to produce a state water plan every five years, which guides the development and use of water supplies for Texas for the ensuing 50 year period. The TWDB also administers several significant financial assistance programs. The Economically Distressed Areas Program provides grants for first-time water and sewer service to impoverished areas of the state. The Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds use a combination of Environmental Protection Agency capitalization grants and state match bonds to provide low-interest loans for water quality and water supply projects to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. The Water Infrastructure Fund provides low-interest and deferred-interest loans for preconstruction and construction costs of major water supply projects included in the state water plan. In addition, the TWDB administers significant science programs, which include collecting data, developing empirical volumetric models for groundwater formations, and determining environmental flow needs of significant stream segments and bays and estuaries. The TWDB purchases digital aerial orthoimagery and LIDAR to maintain the Strategic Mapping System dataset and to assist in floodplain mapping for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Mr. Ward serves on the board of the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA) and was an active participant on the State/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State Revolving Fund workgroup several years ago for implementing the Clean and Drinking Water SRF programs. He was also the presiding officer on the Water Conservation Implementation Task Force, created through Senate Bill 1094, 78th Texas Legislature, which produced the Report to the 79th Legislature and the Best Management Practices Guide to encourage increased use of conservation throughout the state. Mr. Ward served on the Advisory Committee of the Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering, established by the Agriculture Program and the Agricultural Engineering Department of Texas A&M University, which selected the first Water Resources Engineering professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.During his 21-year tenure with the TWDB, he has served in several capacities, including financial analyst, finance section chief, and development fund manager. He served in various management positions in the agency, specializing in the development and implementation of the financial aspects of the TWDB’s State Revolving Fund loan programs. From March 1996 to April 2002, Mr. Ward served as the TWDB’s deputy executive administrator for the Office of Project Finance and Construction Assistance. Immediately prior to joining the TWDB, Mr. Ward was an officer and controller for two management consulting firms in Austin, both serving a client base of water and wastewater municipal utility districts and water supply corporations.Mr. Ward received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982.