HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 96/07RESOLUTION NO. 96 -7
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF 5.1811 and H.R.
3551, TITLED "THE SHORE PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 ";
URGING THE BILLS' QUICK PASSAGE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in early 1995, the Clinton Administration proposed and
implemented a policy which withdrew federal financial participation
in most shore protection, beach restoration, and beach nourishment
projects, including those in Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, also in 1995, a big majority of coastal cities
and counties in Florida adopted formal resolutions which opposed
the policy and which recommended continuance of Federal participa-
tion in shore and beach projects; and
WHEREAS, the facts and figures show that very substantial
travel, tourism, recreational, and storm protection benefits accrue
to the United States from the relatively modest Federal investments
in shore protection and beach nourishment; and
WHEREAS, state and local governments should not have to
bear the entire burden of protecting and maintaining the nation's
beach infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, during late May, 1996, "The Shore Protection Act
of 1996" was introduced in the U.S.Senate (S.1811) and House of
Representatives (H.R.3551) by bipartisan House and Senate coastal
coalitions; and
WHEREAS, "The Shore Protection Act of 1996" reaffirms the
Federal interest in protecting the Nation's shores, including
maintaining its beaches, and provides for the consideration of the
full range of local, regional, and national economic benefits from
shore protection projects,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF
THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Town Commission
Florida fully
as the "Shore
supports the provision of
Protection Act of 1996."
Section 2.
the State's Federal
and that the bill be
of the Town of Gulf Stream,
S.1811 and H.R.3551, known
The Town of Gulf Stream, Florida urges that
legislators join in co- sponsoring the bill,
passed quickly into law.
Section 3: The Town of Gulf Stream authorizes the Town
Clerk to furnish a copy of this Resolution to appropriate members
of the U.S.Senate and House of Representatives, to the Clinton
Administration, and to the Governor of Florida.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular adjourned session assembled
his 19 o,f July ,1996.
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