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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10092RESOLUTION NO. 10092 A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO'S SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs is essential to improve our nation's economic health because transportation infrastructure constitutes the circulatory system through which consumers and commerce flow in and through our nation's cities and regions; and WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs pays for itself because federal gas tax revenues collected at the pump help pay the bill; and WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs will help reduce the stranglehold of roadway congestion that pollutes our shared environment and steals peoples' time from more productive activities at home, work, and play; and WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs is an investment in homeland security because our nation's transportation systems help move people out of harm's way and transport emergency personnel where needed, and WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo, Colorado and cities and towns across our nation desire a six -year rather than a two -year bill because transportation projects require long -term planning and funding stability that, in turn, helps ensure cost effective projects, and WHEREAS, Congress must build on the legacy of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21s Century ( "TEA -21 "), and improve the long -term funding and program flexibility of federal transportation programs and policies at the state and local levels; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: The City of Pueblo, Colorado urges the Congress to pass and the President to sign a six -year surface transportation reauthorization bill that is no less than $318 billion. INTRODUCED March 22, 2004 BY Michael Occhiato Councilperson APPROVED: � � PRESI ENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: �;.�.�` CITY CLERK