Res 070-2014 7/1/2014RESOLUTION NO. 70-2014
Resolution supporting Texas Infrastructure Now’s efforts to
encourage the appropriation of additional funding to State Highway
Construction via Proposition No. 1
WHEREAS, Texas Infrastructure Now has indicated that the current state budget
includes approximately $5 billion per year in construction funding and will, based on
some revenue projections, drop to only $2.5 billion in available funding for construction
for the next biennium;
WHEREAS, according to the latest report of the 2030 Commission,
approximately $6.1 billion per year in construction funding is needed to achieve “worst
possible” conditions, and $9.5 billion per year is needed to achieve “minimally
competitive” conditions;
WHEREAS, Texas Infrastructure Now has indicated that the proposed
Amendment No. 1 would result in an estimated $1.4 billion per year for the State
Highway Fund; and
WHEREAS, while Proposition No. 1 would not fully fund the state’s overall
transportation needs, it would be a key step toward securing critical funding for
transportation projects in Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City of Wichita Falls supports Texas Infrastructure Now’s efforts to
encourage the appropriation of additional funding to State Highway Construction via
Proposition No. 1.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of July, 2014.
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