HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 98-01 co o . ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. q ~/- O /
Wl[EREAS, the ~fion's ~nation i~~e plays ~ Mt~ pm in ~e Naion's ~nomy ~d the
Te~ tr~sponation system is a key component of the ~tio~ ne~ork; ~d
W~AS, the U.S. Dep~ment of Tr~sponafion ~ repon~ that the nation's ~sponation n~work
is M d~e n~d ofa subs~tifl Mcr~e ~ ~e level of tin,tiff inves~t to b~g ~e system up to smd~ds for ~e
~d e~cient operation ~d to meet exp~ding tr~sponation dem~ds; ~d
W~E~AS, pro~ding ri States ~d the Nation ~ a whole ~th the benefits of mobiliW ~d ~ono~e
prospefi~ ~d ensuring ~ effe~ive eo~ion be~een the ~tfl Tex~ tr~sponation ~stem ~d tMt of the rest
of the nation r~uires st~df~t support for the nation's tr~sponation ne~ork ~ we enter the 21 ~ eentu~;
W~AS, the upeo~ng r~utho~tion of f~erfl surface tr~sponation pro~s reprints a efiti~
opponuMW to entre ~at fed~fl ~sponation ~nds prodded to support the nation's tr~po~tion ne~ork
su~cient to support ~ effective response to the t~e needs of a modem tr~sponation system; ~d
W~AS, ~en~ent No. 1397, ~o~ ~ the B~d-~ ~endment, to S. 1173, the Igte~odfl
S~e T~s~fion E~eien~ A~ of 1997, w~ M~oduc~ M ~e Semte on O~o~r 22, 1997 by S~aor
B~d of West Vk~Ma ~d Senator PMI ~ of Texas; ~d
WHE~AS, the enac~ent of S. 1173 ~ ~ended by the B~d-~ ~endment would autho~e the
u~ of~ ~tio~ ~. 1 bi,ion per ye~ ~om the ~way A~unt of~e F~erfl ~way Tm~ ~nd for M~way
i~t~re, m~ng ~ additionfl $30.9 billion in contract authofi~ av~lable for Mghways during a five-y~
period; ~d
W~~S, ~e Mcr~es in federfl ~ndMg ~ppon for ~fface ~po~fion prodded by ~e B~d-~
~~ent ~e ~y ~nded ~ou~ f~erfl motor ~el ~ revenu~ r~tly r~ire~ to the ~way Trna F~d
by the T~payer Relief Act of 1997;
NOW, ~E~FO~, BE ~ ~SOL~D that the Ciw Council of the CiW of The Colony, Tex~
suppo~s the effo~s r~r~ented by the B~d-~ ~endment to pro,de ne~ Morels in f~erfl ~MMg for
suffa~ tr~sponation;
BE ~ ~~R ~SOL~D that the Ci~ Council of the CiW of The Colony, Texas encourages the
Te~ Con~sionfl Delegaion, ~d members of the Tex~ tr~spo~tion co~~ to ~p~a ~d wo~ towed
the sueeess~l adoption of the principles included M that ~endment.
PASSED A~ APPRO~D t~s~day of ~~ ~~0~ ,1998.
AT.ST:
Pa~i A. ~cks, ~C, Ci~ Secret~