small portion of those dbe active in the day today bidding and participation in the dbe process so when we have embarked on in mississippi is to expand the pool obviously been more over to expand the those and to participants within the pool of a dbe that we have. a stimulus discussion brought a great deal more interest and that has helped us because we did with that renewed interest from the dbe existing pool, we did in tremendous outreach effort where we brought in all of our dbe participants and our contractors at the same time that or be required to the have the dbe participation. we have had seminars and training, we have had staffing assistance programs put into place as well as the contractors, them speaking directly to the dbe rather than us as the owner of the project so the spake. the contractor semaphored and you'd be surprised how expanded it has gotten. the other industry composed and that we added into our dbe program after a result of the stimulus was the find that we now in the smaller cities and the smaller urban areas where the cities themselves don't have a staff are

and assistance programs put into play as well as the contractors and i am speaking directly to the dbe rather than as the owner of the project. the contractor steps forward and you'll be surprised our expanded it has gotten the other component we have an it is that now in the smaller cities of smaller urban areas where the cities themselves to not have the staff or the wherewithal to keep up with the reporting and of the documentation dealing with the stimulus funds for regular funds, we have added consultants, dbe consultants to assist them in their recording and reporting and record-keeping requirements and reassessed the consultant and the city of well. we're very proud what we have been able to do in mississippi i am sure we are not alone because it is discussed every time we get together in the ashto the situation. before i of the ballot by to make an additional comment if i could. on your questions you are very interested in the 18 months short-term provisions for funding as opposed to the full authorization let me offer this for whatever it is worth a try personally speaking for

provisions, educational the provisions, and sure the dbe goals that exist are the same goals that existunder the regular federal aid program, states have been very aggressive in holding a variety of our reach an workshop sessions to try and bring in a broader range a contractor. >> i have two minutes. i am sorry. do have specific results of what has happened? and do have the numbers? >> i do not have numbers. >> could you provide them? specifically what your state dot and to they have reached out to, what happen the results, are more new people working? and the questions i have already asked for go further building upon the economically distressed areas on page five you say you have the tool to utilize the geographic intimation system mapping technology to identify on a per capita income and unemployment rate at the county level they do supply that information to this committee? and that would include the percentages of all of the areas and how that mapping is done? >> yes. >> when you have that report i ask from a tracking perspective if you could provide the actual results would be im