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R E S O L U T I O N
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 highway 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; and,
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;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City of Beaumont requests 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 BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 9a day
of , 1991.
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