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RESOLUTION NO. 04.54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA SUPPORTING THE FEDERAL SIX-YEAR
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL
WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress has not completed its work to reauthorize federal
transportation programs and policies necessary to improve our nation's mobility.
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.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs are a jobs-saving as well as a
jobs-creating bill. The City of Temecula cannot afford to lose another construction season while
Congress debates reauthorization. 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.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs pays for itself because federal
gas tax revenues collected at the pump help pay the bill.
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.
WHEREAS, reauthorizing federal transportation programs is an investment in homeland
security because our nation's transportation systems help move people out of harms way and
transport emergency personnel where needed.
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula, 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.
WHEREAS, 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, that the City of Temecula urges the Congress
to pass and the President to sign a six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that is no
less than $319 billion.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula at
a regular meeting held on the 25th day of May, 2004.
S Naggar, Mayor
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF TEMECULA
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" Susan W. Jones, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 04-54 was duly and regularly ado~ted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 251 day of May, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: 4
NOES: 0
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero, Roberts, Washington, Naggar
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCIL_~EMBERS: Stone
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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