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RESOLUTION NO. 3209
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TmURON SUPPORTING
THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERMODAL
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT aSTEA)
,WHEREAS, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) expires
September 30,1997, and the 105th Congress must reauthorize federal surface
transportation programs; and
WHEREAS, ISTEA made major progress in moving decision-making closer to
people affected by transportation spending with almost $500 million in flexible ISTEA
funds allocated to 500 projects throughout the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, ISTEA marked a shift from the end of the Interstate era to a new era
emphasizing highway and transit system preservation, increasing the efficiency of existing
networks, and improved intermodal integration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon endorses the following principles to guide the reauthorization ofISTEA:
1. Support a continued federal role in transportation and oppose efforts to
repeal or reduce the federal gas tax;
2. Support ISTEA's basic program structure and oppose block grants or
revenue sharing;
3. Focus federal aid funding on integrating and managing the various public
and private elements of the transportation system;
4. Maximize federal investment by dedicating transportation taxes for
transportation purposes and encouraging greater private sector investment;
5. Strengthen statellocal partnership and flexibility by fully funding
transportation mandates, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
streamlining federal regulatory oversight; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission, our representatives in Congress, and the United
States Secretary of Transportation.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon on February 5, 1997, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ginalski, Hennessy, Thayer, Thompson,
Wolf
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
THERESE M. HENNESSY, MAYO
DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK