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RESOLUTION NO. 76- 6'
TEXAS HIGHWAY FUNDING CRISIS
WHEREAS, citizens of Texas are concerned that state .and federal
highway construction and maintenance funds have remaineq for
several years at an inadequate and declining level while costs
have more than doubled since 1967, and
WHEREAS, the current highway funding crisis has resulte~ in a
drastic reduction in 'the pace of .,improving the state highway
system, and
WHEREAS, there is a backlog of $11 billion in highway improvement.
projects and anticipated revenues for construction during the
next 20 years of only, $1.9 billion, and
WHEREAS, all existing revenue will be needed by 1980 just to
maintain the state highway system, with no funds available for
upgrading obsolete roads and bridges or for new constructiQn,
and
WHEREAS, the present inadequate funding level will adversely
arfect the state's economy, will result in ipcreased unemploy-
ment, will contribute to continued death and destruction on
Texas highways at a rate higher than the national average, and
will result in higher costs for the movement of goods and people,
and
WHEREAS, Governor Dolph Briscoe has recommended action to
alleviate the Tcx~s highway funding crisis by,dedicating three-
fourths of the aut.omobile sales tax and the ':It 'lll;..!: al sales tax
on tires, tubes, automobile parts and accessories to the state
highway fund, supplementing Department of Public Safety
operating funds with general revenue appropriations, and
utilizing Federal revenue sharing funds for emergency road
and bridge capitol improvements, and
WHEREAS, these recommendations would produce $825 million in
badly needed revenue in the next biennium and $7.1 billion in
the next ~O years,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that these recommendations be
endorsed and that members of the 65th Texas Legislature convening
in January, 1977, be urged to enact implementing legislation
to meet the essential highway transportation needs of the people
of Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of October, 1976.
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS
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Margie Goyen, City Clerk