HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-1010 12-08-1998RESOLUTION 98 -1010
RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO
INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION
WHEREAS, road and bridge maintenance and expansion is a core function of
government; and,
WHEREAS, mobility is fundamental to Texas economic vitality and quality of life;
and,
WHEREAS, maintaining mobility requires a continuing investment of State resources
to maintain and expand the surface transportation infrastructure to meet identified needs;
and,
WHEREAS, an estimated 78 percent of the road and bridges in Texas need repair
or modernization, and Texas ranks 45th nationally per capita in highway spending and first
in the nation in substandard bridges; and,
WHEREAS, current -level appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) are adequate to only address one -third of the identified Texas transportation
needs; and
WHEREAS, increased appropriations to TxDOT are necessary to continue State -
funded road and bridge maintenance and construction programs that simultaneously
leverage the maximum amount of federal funding for which Texas is eligible from the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
SECTION I
That the 76th Texas Legislature is urged to increase annual appropriations to the
Texas Department of Transportation by (a) funding the Department of Public Safety from
a source other than Fund 006 so that Fund 006 resources will be available to maintain and
expand road and bridge infrastructure, (b) moving the point of collection of State motor fuel
taxes from the retail to the wholesale level in the distribution process, (c) expanding 2060
truck permit fees and penalties to reduce the passenger vehicle subsidy of oversize and
overweight freight vehicles, and (d) increasing revenue from existing revenue programs
including State motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees.
SECTION II
That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the offices of the Govemor,
Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Texas
Transportation Commission, and the chairs of the following legislative committees: Senate
Appropriations, House Committee on Transportation, House Committee on Ways and
Means, and House Select Committee on Revenue and Public Education Funding.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Euless, Texas, on the 8th day of December, 1998, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0
nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib S leh, Mayor
ATTEST:
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MC /AAE, City Secretary