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~ ~ <br /> <br />EZ~SOL.U`I'IOEJ No. 39-3 <br />1^1I1Gkf:AS, the provision of adequate supplies of k~i.-;h duality <br />water foi• niunicipal., industrial., agricultural, and env i.ronment:al <br />ri<:~~~I: ,~i~~~ c:r•it:ic,] to tYiE., futr.-re of Texas; and <br />[JIIC~:hC~AS, Texas vot;c:r., i n 1 ~B5 vot;ed overwhelmingly in support <br />of ~~ st:atewide water pacl.age for the fi.r•si; time in over fifteen <br /> <br />!~-[IC:hEAS, that plan aut-,horized ..^-100 rni]lion i.n Mater <br />G~~velopiilent F3onds for the purpose of state par•tici.pation in wai:.er <br />:ui~l~ly, dater quality, and flood control projects; and <br />WIl(!:RGAS, the state par•i;i.cipation program has not been <br />iurl~l.en~ent;ed i.n the ensuing three yeas°s because of the lack of <br />leY;islative authorization; and <br />WFIE•:11C:AS, the state role of contributing to and encouraging <br />t,h(~ opt,irna]. sizing of r•eE;ional water related capital. facilities, <br />when n(~c~d~~d f~~cili.ti.es sire .l.~,rgei• than r single pu]~itical <br />:;uhdivi:,ion, is an irnportant role that contributes to i:hc health, <br />welfare, and economic development of i;he ..fate; and <br />!•JIIF;ItI~:AS, ,t,~~te participation in major regional water <br />i nfr :r c: 1:r~~.,~~t.ure i.s nc,t, only an i.nvestn~ent; in future needs but an <br />inv(~:~trirc,nt: drat is direct:.ly repaid to t;l~ie state. <br />NO!•J, 1'(iGREFORE, RE IT PI!:SOL.UI'D L!Y TEi~ CITY COUfJCIL <br />OE~' T11G C]:TY OC' L.A PORTI~ <br />TI,;~t: t.hc Tex~~s~ Lei;islat;ur•e is urged to fu].fi11 the <br />irnplo-u~nt~,ti.on of the 19~~ water plan by authorizing;, in the <br />~:rpprop-•i.ati.ons bill, the i::suance and use by the !^Jater Devcloprnent <br />I~oard of• :~'r=~0 mi1].:ion in state par•i,ic:ipat;i.on bonds in each fiscal <br />year of the 19~~~0-~1 biennir.rtn. <br />PA;S.,I~:D AND AI'PROVC.D th:i.s t:he 27t.h day of March, 19II9• <br />C:1:`lY OF LA PORTL <br />Norman L. Malone, Mayor <br />X1,1.,1 1•':;`g' . <br />-f:ity--~ ~~c-r-•etarY <br />APP hOUI:D: <br />City Attorney <br />