HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 077-97 07-22-1997 RESOLUTION NO. _97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE
PRINCIPLES EMBODIED IN THE STREAMLINED
TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR THE
21ST CENTURY AND THE RESOLUTION OF THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL AND THE
TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ON ITS
IMPLEMENTATION
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council, comprised primarily of local elected
officials, is the transportation policy body associated with the North Central Texas Council of
Governments, the Metropolitan Planning Organization designated by the Governor of Texas in
accordance with federal law; and,
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council is charged with the responsibility of
preparing and maintaining the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, developing the Transportation
Improvement Program, and conducting air quality conformity analysis for the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metropolitan Area; and,
. WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council endorsed a federal legislative strategy
in December 1996, which, in part, states that "Highway Trust Fund revenues shall benefit
contributors"; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Texas annually receives 25 percent less federal gasoline tax
revenue from the federal government than it collects from gasoline sold in Texas, costing our
state approximately $200 million per year in lost revenue; and,
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation projects that only 33 percent of the
transportation needs in Texas can be met over the next 10 years, and the North Central Texas
Council of Governments projects that only 30 percent of North Central Texas needs can be met
over the next 24 years; and,
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Council has taken a leadership role in its
implementation of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and wishes to
extend and enhance its success in developing partnerships, conducting transportation planning,
and selecting and programming transportation projects; and,
WHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)
expires on September 30, 1997;
RESOLUTION NO. 77-97
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, DOES HEREBY SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING:
Section 1. The principles of funding equity contained in the proposed legislation entitled
the Streamlined Transportation Efficiency Program for the 21st Century (STEP 21), embodied
in the "ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act", and encourages Congress to use modern factors in
allocating federal gas tax revenues.
Section 2. The Regional Transportation Council and the Texas Transportation Council
resolutions on the policy principles used for STEP 21 implementation in Texas.
Section 3. The leadership of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in
developing national legislation aimed at highlighting the significant inequity to Texas and other
states of antiquated funding formulas.
Section 4. The efforts of the Regional Transportation Council and TxDOT to work
toward a successful adoption of the principles in the STEP 21 proposal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution will be transmitted to the Re Tonal
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Transportation Council and to the Texas Transportation Council in support of their resolutions
endorsing STEP 21.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas,
by a vote of __5__ ayes, 0 _ nays, and __0 abstentions, on this the 22nd day of July 1997.
APPROVED:
C. F. KELLEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TER LLIS, CITY CRETARY