Res 213-90 12/18/1990RESOLUTION NO. o
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE ADDRESSING
THE HIGHWAY FUNDING SHORTFALL
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has reported that nearly 60 percent of the
mobility needs of Texas cannot be met over the next 10 years; and
WHEREAS, this serious shortfall will cause many approved
projects to be delayed or cancelled, critically affecting the
safety and mobility of the motorists of Texas at a time the state
is recovering from its economic downturn and expecting a surge of
new growth; and
WHEREAS, the Department has rightly placed its highest
priority on maintaining and preserving our existing highwayY
system, meaning that funds for added capacity will be in short
supply unless the Legislature and other state leaders respond to
this growing problem; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature should especially consider the fact
that only 9-1/4 cents of the 15-cents motor fuels tax goes to
highway construction and maintenance, the remainder being
transferred to the public school system, the Department of Public
Safety, employee benefits, and other non-highway uses;
WHEREAS, the Chairman and members of the Highway Commission
have detailed the need for additional funding and made it clear
that the impact of the shortfall will be felt in all parts of
Texas, rural and urban; now
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
We request that the 72nd Legislature address the problem of
diminishing highway construction funds and take such action as
necessary to assure that sufficient funds are available over the
next decade to meet the mobility needs of the people of Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18t of December, 990.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk