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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, citizens of Texas are concerned that state and federal high -
ay construction and maintenance funds have remained for several years at an
adequate and declining level while costs have more than doubled since 1967,
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WHEREAS, the current highway funding crisis has resulted in a drastic
eduction in the pace of improving the state highway system, and
WHEREAS, there is a backlog of $11 billion in highway improvement
rojects and anticipated revenues for construction during the next 20 years of
my $1. 9 billion, and
WHEREAS, all existing revenue will be needed by 1980 just to maintain
state highway system, with no funds available for upgrading obsolete roads
bridges or for new construction, and
WHEREAS, the present inadequate funding level will adversely affect the
tatets economy, will result in increased unemployment, will contribute to
ontinued death and destruction on Texas highways at a rate higher than the
ational average, and will result in higher costs for the movement of goods
nd people, and
WHEREAS, Governor Dolph Briscoe has recommended action to allevi-
te the Texas highway funding crisis by dedicating three -fourths of the automo
ile sales tax and the general sales tax on tires, tubes, automobile parts and
ccessories to the state highway fund, supplementing Department of Public
afety operating funds with general revenue appropriations, and utilizing Fed-
-ral revenue sharing funds for emergency road and bridge capitol improvemens,
WHEREAS, these recommendations would produce $825 million in badly
d revenue in the next biennium and $ 7.1 billion in the next 20 years;
THEREFORE:
E IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT these recommendations be endorsed and that members of the 65th
xad Legislature convening in January, 1977, be urged to enact implement-
'legiglation to meet the essential highway transportation needs of the peoplE
Texas.
gassed by the City Council this 14th day of October 1976.
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reva rnuiips,
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,- MAYOR