HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-88-389)-09/06/1988
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i,1 RESOLUTION BY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL FOR THE
I DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN AREA SUPPORTING THE TEXAS GOOD
II ROADS AMENDMENT
II WHEREAS, the Regional Transportati on Council is the desi gnated Metropol itan
II Planning Organization charged with responsibility for coordinating
Ii regional transportation improvements in the Dallas/Fort Worth
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RESOLUTION R-88-389
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Texas motorists pay a federal motor fuel tax of nine cents per
gallon, the revenue from which is placed in the federal Highway
Trust Fund that is dedicated by federal law for reimbursing the
states for expenditures on federal aid highways; and
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WHEREAS, Texas annually receives approximately $800 million from the federal
Highway Trust Fund, which accounts for at least half of the highway
construction funding in Texas; and
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WHEREAS, since 1917 Texas has used all such federal funds for highway
improvement purposes,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
supports the proposed Texas Good Roads Amendment to the Texas
Constitution being considered in the November 1988 General Election
as stated below:
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"All revenues received from the federal government as reimbursement
for State expenditures of funds that are themselves dedicated
for acquiring rights-of-way and constructing, maintaining, and
policing public roadways are also constitutionally dedicated and
sha 11 be used only for those purposes. II
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lAND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Ipassed and adopted this the 6th day of September, 1988.
IATTEST:
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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
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J.R. ,fi~iY~
Mayor
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a a a Johnson
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I APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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,Js~Foster
,I City Attorney
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