R-1655-11-98RESOLUTIONNO. 1655-11-98 (R)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, URGING THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION.
, road and bridge maintenance and expansion is a core function of government; and,
, 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 roads 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 (TxDOI) 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 RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
' COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1: 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 infrastructum; (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 2: 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 wrnmittees: Senate Appropriations, House Committee on Transportation,
House Committee on Ways and Means, and House Select Committee on Revenue and Public Education
Funding.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1998.
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Stephen TerxeBEh1AYOR'
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