Res 72-04 RESOLUTION NO. 72-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DEL,RAY BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has not completed its work to reauthotize federal
transportation programs and policies necessary to improve our nation's mobility; and
WHEREAS, reauthofizing federal transportation programs is essential to improve our
nation's economic health because transportation infrastructure consritutes the circulatory system
through which consumers and commerce flow in and through our nation's dries and regions; and
WHEREAS, reanthofizing federal transportation programs are a jobs-saving as well as a
jobs-creating bill. The longer Congress delays the greater the risk transportation projects and
programs currently unde~vay will either slow down or stop, jeopardizing existing jobs and the
creation of new ones; and
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation prognuns pays for itself because federal gas
tax revenues collected at the pump help pay the bill; and
WHEREAS, reauthotizing 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 Delray Beach, and dries and towns across our nation desixe a six-
year bill because transportation projects require long-term planning and funding stability that, in
mm, helps ensure cost effective projects; and
WHEREAS, Congress must build on the legacy of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century ('WEA-21"), and improve the long-term funding and program flexibility of federal
transportarion programs and policies at the state and local levels.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DFJ.PAY BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach urges the Congress to pass and
the President to sign a six-year surface transportation reauthorizarion bill.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 70' day of September, 2004.
ATI'EST:
Acting City Clerk
2 Res. No. 72-04
RESOLUTION NO. 72-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZAION.
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has not completed its work to reauthorize federal
transportation programs and policies necessary to improve our nation's mobility; and
WHEREAS, reauthofizing 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 are a jobs-saving as well as a
jobs-creating bill. The longer Congress delays the greater the risk transportation projects and
programs currently underway will either slow down or stop, jeopardizing existing jobs and the
creation of new ones; and
WHEREAS, reauthotizing 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 Delray Beach, and cities and towns across our nation desire a six-
year bill because transportation projects require long-term planning and funding stability that, in
turn, helps ensure cost effective projects; and
WHERELiS, Congress must build on the legacy of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st 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 COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Delray Beach urges the Congress to pass and
the President to sign a six-year surface transportation reauthodzation bill.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7~ day of September, 2004.
MAYOR
ATI'PLST:
Acting City Clerk
2 Res. No. 72-04
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MODEL ~SOLUTION
CI~ 0F S~PORT FOR FEDE~ ~SPORTA~ON
~A~O~ZATION
~AS, ~e U.S. Con~ess ~ not completed i~ work to reauthofize federfl
~omtion pro~s ~d policies necess~ to ~prove o~ ~tion's mobilis.
~AS, ~au~orizing fed~ ~afion pro.ams is essenfifl to improve o=
na~on's economic ~fl~ because ~pomtion ~s~ct=e co~mtes ~e cim~atory
sys~m ~ough,wMch aons~ers ~d commerce flow in ~d ~u~ o= nation's cities
~d repons.
~AS, ma~o~ng fede~ ~pomfion pro~s =e ajobs-sav~g ~ ~11 ~ a
~ wBH~ ~n~-~ a~ r:~h~fiz~ ~e longer Con~ess delays thc ~ter
~e ~sk mns~fion pmje~s ~ pro~s c~enfly ~demy ~1 eider slow do~ or
~p, jeop~dimg e~sfing jobs ~d ~e creation of new ones.
~AS, reau~ofi~ng fede~ ~pomfion proem pays ~r iBelf~ca~e fede~
g~ m ~enues collected at ~e prop help pay ~e bill.
~AS, reau~ofi~ fed~M ~po~fion pm~ms ~11 help reduce ~e
~a~glehold ofroad~y conge~on ~at ponmes o~ sh~ed en~roment ~d ste~s
peoples' time ~om mom produ~ve acfi~fies at home, work, ~d play.
~S, mau~ofi~g fefleml ~po~tion pro~s is m invesment ~ homel~d
sec~V became o~ mtion's ~po~on sy~ems help move people out of~'s way
~d mpo~ emergency perso~el ~em needed.
~AS, ~e Ci~ of , ~d cities ~d toms a~oss om nation deske a six-
ye~ bi~ became ~m~afion projec~ r~quire long-tern pla~ng ~d ~ding smbiliV
that, in ~, helps ensm cost effective project.
~AS, Con~e*s mm b~ld on ~e legacy of~e Tran*~orta~on Equi~ Act for the
2Pt Cenm~ ("TEA-21'9, ~d ~prove ~e long-tern ~ng ~d proem flexibili~ of
feder~ ~spo~fion pmgms a ~licies at ~ state ~d local t~els.
NOW, ~FO~ B~ IT ~SOLVED, that ~e CiV of ~ge~ ~e
Con~ess to p~s ~d ae President to sign a six-ye~ s~ace ~pomtion
rea~om~on bill e ........ '
On behalf of the City of , please support a six-year
surface transportation reauthofization bill funded at no less than $313 billion. As local
elected officials that must balance local budgets annually, we understand the d/fficult
fiscal constraints faced by the Congress, but we urge that you not yield to these
constraints by reallocating funds a;vay from core transportation programs, altcring
guaranteed funding, or bringing down the.firewalls for highway and transit spending.
We ask Congress in its work to reanthorize transportation programs to:
Pass a six-year bill because transportation projects here in and
national]y requ/rc long-term planning and funding stability that, in turn, helps ensure cost
effective projects.
Preserve guaranteed funding from the H~ghway Trust Fund, protect its fiscal
integrity for lfighways and transit, and retain the current $0%/20% federal-local matching
commitment-
Provide local governments direct access to the money necessary to build
transportation projects targeted at critical needs like easing roadway congestion that
strangles the flow of commuters and commerce.
Protect the authority of local governments and region,al metropolitan planing
organizations to plan transportation projects that meet commun/ry needs.
TEA-21 is a great e~ample of a federal-local partnersh/p that works - let's strengthen its
emphasis on efficiency, collaboration, reliability, mobility and capacity.
Sincerely,
Scott Dudley
From: William Broughton [wbrought@scgov,net]
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Subject: On the status of TEA-21 reauthorizat[on
FYI This comes to me via my own Hank Cusack. Hank picked it up from a professional
association news letter out of Washington. The news is not promising. Thanks to Peter
Peyser, whoever he is. .bb
Subject: TEA 21 Update
Congress returns from its "Independence Day Work Period" on Tuesday, July 6. This is a
good time to take stock of where things stand with regard to the reauthorization of TEA-
21.
House and Senate Conferees will meet on July 7 for their third session. On top of the
agenda for this meeting is the House's response to the "offer" made by the Senate at the
last meeting to formally adopt $ 318 billion (the Senate's figure) as the total funding
for the six-year legislation. When he put this offer before the House at the last meeting,
Conference Chair Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) indicated he expected a response from the House on
July 7. Many have referred to the Senate move as "throwing down the gauntlet." House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) responded within 24 hours to this offer by indicating the
Senate number relies on tax increases and gimmicks and can't be sustained. It is unclear
whether the House will come to the July 7 meeting with a counter offer or with no offer at
all.
In any case, key staffers we have talked to have indicated this upcoming meeting may well
be the crucial one for determining the future of this legislation. If the House brings an
offer back to the Senate, it is certain it will be no more than $ 275 billion -- the
House-passed number. More likely, it would be $ 256 billion -- the Administration's
proposed number. If the latter number were offered, the Senate might well push their
collective chairs back from the table and declare the conference over. If the former
number is offered, there may be a basis for negotiation because this will signal the GOP
Leadership of the House is prepared to send the President a bill he may well veto. If the
House makes no offer, the Senate might agree to give them another week or so to see if
they can come up with one.
While manuevering continues on the "big" number, House and Senate staff have continued to
meet to find areas of agreement on more minor issues. So far, they have identified the
provisions where the two bodies have very similar positions or where one has a provision
and the other doesn't. For most of those they are coming to agreement to insert the
provisions in the final product. There has been no discussion so far, even at the staff
level, of any topic which could be considered controversial. This includes UTC's, on which
there has still been no discussion.
We continue to believe there is not enough impetus towards compromise for this legislation
to be completed before the November election. However, we continue to behave as if things
will progress quickly and are in regular contact with Members and staff on the conference
committee.
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