HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 97-05.... - ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS ADOPTING THE POLICY POSITION ON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
ISSUES FOR THE 105TH CONGRESS
WHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 will expire on September 30,
1997; and
WHEREAS, the region's ability to fund the transportation improvements identified in Mobility 2020: The
Metropolitan Transportation Plan will be significantly impacted by the legislation that will be enacted to succeed
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
WHEREAS, a proposal to increase the percentage of revenues from the Highway Trust Fund returned
to Texas and other donor states, known as the STEP 21 Coalition, will be introduced in the 105th Congress;
and
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Partners in Mobility is a coalition of elected officials and
business and civic leaders from the North Central Texas region who are committed to maintaining the viability
of the Dallas-Fort Worth regional economy by improving the area's surface transportation system through
continued investment; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Partners in Mobility have been actively involved in Texas state
legislative matters since 1995 and believe that these efforts should be complimented by similar activity in federal
legislative matters; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Dallas-Fort Worth region for the City Council of the City of The
Colony to take a position on the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas is in support of the attached Partners
in Mobility Position on State Legislative issues for the 105th Congress.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas is in support of the attached Partners
in Mobility statement to Congress regarding the proposal from the Streamlined Transportation Efficiency
Program for the 21st Century (STEP 21).
Section 3. This resolution will be sent to local, regional, and selected committee representatives in
the U. S. Congress and any other interested parties.
Section 4. This resolution shall be in effect immediately up it passage.
APPROVED:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary