10-88-Resolution-Supporting the Good Roads Amendment-08/15/1988RESOLUTION 10-88
SUPPORTING THE GOOD ROADS AMENDMENT
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A I ESOLU"f T 01V SUh'p'O1%`I" I NG 'fIrl_ WUOD "UADS AMIZINID1EN"I"
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WFiCREAEa, l"exa<s rnclt clr i st s pay ci P'eder^ri l
gallcln irrtcl the Federal Highway Trust Fund,
mandated to be apportioned to
F''e:lderal Aid Hi r Flway Program; arid,
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WI•'il:kLAS, Texas r^ec:e i ves appr :lx i mat e l y k+8t:rc:► rn i l l i l::ln aycaar,
from the Federal Highway Trust Fund; and,
WHEkE.AS, •the federal f .tnds accl_I _tnt liar c: •-r, ,i/. elf highway
coris•tructian In Texas; and,
WHEREAS, since 1917 when federal highway funds first becarne
available to the states, Texas has used 1007a (:If such funds
exclusively for highway purposes as mandated by federal law; arid,
4)HPPLAs, federal highway f _tnds are rest.=ivErri by the st •ite a/s
reairnbUrsernerI•t for the expenditure of constitutionally dedicated
state highway user taxes; rind,
4JhIk.RF'AS, it._ttas recently been suggested •that federal higtrway
fUrids r^eceived by the State of Texans as 1^eirnbl_trserjummt be diverted
to general revenue purposes" and,
WHEREAS, diversion, of the federal highwriy funds would (1) be
unlawful, (2) violate the public trust, and (3) destroy the
sl.tccessful concept that those who use highways should play for
their construct ion and mainterlarlce; arid,
WHEREAS,
TexKis voters can strip this pclterltizil attempt at
ci i very i clr• o•F f'edera 1 highway funds t a unr^eel a•t ed purpclSEa:i by
vot i ny for a proposed GOOD ROADS AMENDMENT tin the state
constitution on the ballot in the November 1I88 penera1 elections
and,
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WHEREAS, this proposed constitutional arnendrnerit will appear
on the ballot: "The constitutional amendment arid/or
clGtri fieaticln pr^clviding that federal reirnbursernerit of state
highway dedicated funds are themselves dedicated for the pl_trp,::,se
elf acquiring rights-o•f-way and c. oristructirip, maintaining, and
Pell icing Public roadways."
NOW, "C'HEREFORr: DE 1`f RESOLVED that we support the proposed
cclrlyt i t I.tt i or• a 1 amearldrnE?rlt dG=d i cci't i rlg 'fk?Cil;r^r 'i h i rlhwG y •f .tnd a
received toy the imitate elf 'I"exas exclu.sivF,ly fol^ the irrterided
purpose #:.If imprclviny `I"ex/ls highways, and BE 11" FIJR'I"I••iI:n*R RI_.a(:'LVED
that we call on all Texas voter:, to .Join us ir•i support ir•ig the
prclpl.,lsed amerldmerlt and pledge our support in t-3dl.tcatir'Ig •Elie Voters
to the critical impor'tar'ice of a YES vote for the GOOD ROADS
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AMMNDh1EN I a
04t PASSED AND APPROVED the y - P t 1988 by
day .
the City C:co.tI'ic.°i1 of the City of Sanger, J"e>(ays.
Nc l Ar^r i tr c ng, 1 1 ay : r,
ROLUMLIE GARCIA, CT'1'Y (DECRE" I"ARY