1999-018 City of Southlake, Texas
RESOLUTION NO. 99-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, 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, current level appropriations to the Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) are adequate to address only one-third of the identified Texas transportation needs;
and
WHEREAS, Texas should increase its annual investment in surface transportation
infrastructure to a level that will enable TxDOT to address at least one-half of the state's
identified transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, increased appropriations to TxDOT are necessary to continue state-
funded road and bridge maintenance and construction programs and 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 RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the 76th Texas Legislature be and hereby is urged to increase annual
appropriations to TxDOT by (a) funding the Department of Public Safety from a source other
tie than State Highway Fund 006 so that Fund 006 resources will be available to maintain and
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‘,..„ expand road and bridge infrastructure and (b) moving the point of accountability for state
motor fuel taxes from the distributor to the terminal rack.
SECTION 2.
That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Texas Transportation
Commission, and the chairs of the following legislative committees: Senate Committee on
Finance, Senate Committee on State Affairs, House Committee on Appropriations, House
Committee on Transportation, House Committee on Ways and Means, and House Select
Committee on Revenue and Public Education Funding.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE ON THIS 01..0 DAY OF _____t/____, 1999.
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May r Rick Stacy
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