HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3682RESOLUTION NO. 3682
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IN WHICH CONGRESS IS
PETITIONED TO ENACT NECESSARY LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING
A MORE EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS TO THE STATES
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM
OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Federal Highway Act of 19560
the apportionment of funds to the several states to construct the National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways is made as follows: 1/2 in the
ratio which the population of each state bears to the total population of
all the states as shown by the latest available Federal Census, provided
that no state shall receive less than 3/4 of 1 per centum of the money so
apportioned, and 1/2 in the manner now provided by law for the apportion-
ment of funds for the Federal -Aid Primary System which is based 1/3 on
area, 1/3 on population and 1/3 on post road or rural delivery mileage;and
WHEREAS, Californias gas tax payments to the Federal Treasury
approximate'10% of the nation's total, but under above formula we receive
back only 5.7%; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Act of 1956 provides that apportion-
ment of funds to the several states for the fiscal year 1960 through 1969
inclusive shall be in the ratio which the estimated cost of completing the
Interstate System in each state bears to the sum of estimated cost of
completing the syste-u in all of the states (this formula is referred to as
the "Needs Formula"); and
WHEREAS, the Act further provides that the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit to the Senate and House of Representatives within 10 days
subsequent to January 2, 1958 a detailed estimate of the cost of completing
Interstate System; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that Congress by concurrent resolution
give approval of such.estimate of costs before the Secretary of Commerce
may make use of the approved needs formula in making apportionment for
subsequent years; and
WHEREAS, the acute highway problems in California demand a larger
allocation of these Federal funds so as to allow freeways to be built more
quickly to handle the greater traffic loads brought on by our tremendous
population increases -- constant migrations from other states -- with at-
tendant increase in motor vehicles of 348,254 in 1956 over 1955 -- equal to
29,000 additional cars every month on our highways -- and to alleviate the
presently congested freeways and lesson the number of accidents,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION hereby petitions Congress to enact at the 1958 session
the necessary concurrent 'resolution authorizing the Secretary of Commerce
to apportion funds among the several states for the construction and com-
pletion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the
ratioiwhich the estimated cost of completing the system in each state bears
to the sum of the estimated cost of completing the system in all of the
states as provided in subsection (d) of Section 108 of the Federal -Aid
Highway Act of 1956.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this resolution be sent to each
Senator and Congressman of California.
Adopted and approved this 4th day of November, 1957.
Mayor
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 4th day of November, 19579 by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Fawcett, Ortuno, Romero, Memmesheimer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: Johnson