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RESOLUTION NO. 88-31
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, that:
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas is concerned about
regional transportation improvements in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan
Area; and
WHEREAS, 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
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
WHEREAS, since 1917 Texas has used all such federal funds for
highway improvement purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of North Richland
Hills, Texas supports the proposed Texas Good Roads Amendment to the Texas
Constitution being considered in the November 1988 General Election as stated
below:
"A 11 revenues received from the federal government as reimbursement
for State expenditures of funds that are themselves dedicated for
acquiring right-of-way and constructing, maintaining, and policing
public roadways are also constitutionally dedicated and shall be
used only for those purposes. II
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of September, 1988.
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Mayor I
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Attorney for the City