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RESOLUTION NO. 97-12
WHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 will
expire on September 30, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the region's ability to fund the transportation improvements
identified in Mobility 2020: The Metropolitan Transportation Plan will be significantly
impacted by the legislation that will be enacted to succeed the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
WHEREAS, a proposal to increase the percentage of revenues from the
Highway Trust Fund returned to Texas and other donor states, known as the STEP 21
Coalition, will be introduced in the 105th Congress; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Partners In Mobility is a coalition of
elected officials and business and civic leaders from the North Central Texas region
who are committed to maintaining the viability of the Dallas-Fort Worth regional
economy by improving the area's surface transportation system through continued
investment; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth Area Partners In Mobility have been actively
Involved in Texas state legislative matters since 1995 and believe that these efforts
should be complemented by similar activity in federal legislative matters; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Dallas-Fort Worth region for the City of
North Richland Hills to take a position on the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
1.
The City of North Richland Hills is in support of the attached Partners In Mobility
Position on Federal Legislative Issues for the 105th Congress.
2.
The City of North Rich/and Hills is in support of the atache Partners In Mobility
statement to Congress regarding the proposal from the Streamlined
Transportation Efficiency Program for the 21st Century (STEP 21).
3.
This resolution will be sent to local, state, and selected committee
representatives in the U.S. Congress and any other interested parties.
4.
This resolution shall be in effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 1997.
Approved:
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