Res 1541 5/21/1974RESOLUTION NO. /, L//
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DESIGNATION AS THE
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR
THE WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN AREA UNDER
THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1973.
WHEREAS, Section 112 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of
1973 provides that the State shall designate Metropolitan
Planning Organizations, which shall receive certain funds
for use in establishing and maintaining in urban areas a
continuing comprehensive transportation planning process
required by Section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23, United
States Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Governor has designated the Nortex Re-
tional Planning Commission as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization for the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Area, which
designation has been declined by the Nortex Regional Plan-
ning Commission; and,
WHEREAS, it has been recommended to the Governor' s
Office that the City of Wichita Falls be designated as the
agency to serve in such capacity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER-
MEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Designation by the Governor of the City of Wichita
Falls as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the
Wichita Falls Metropolitan Area will be and is hereby accep-
ted, and the City Manager is authorized to execute, for the
City of Wichita Falls, an agreement with the Texas Office of
the Governor, acting by and through the Director of the
Division of Planning Coordination, establishing the terms
under which the Section 112 funds can be used.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MAY, 1974.
M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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CI Y CLERK