HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6791RESOLUTION NO. 6791
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA SUPPORTING THE SAFER OFF -SYSTEM ROADS PROGRAM
AND REQUESTING CONGRESS TO 4PPROPRI4TE THE REMAINING
FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR THE 1978-79 FISCAL YEAR AND
APPROPRIATE THE FULL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 1979-80
FISCAL YEAR
WHEREAS, Congress in 1976 established the Safer Off -System Roads (SOS) program
and made $200 million per year available to local agencies in fiscal years 1977 and 1978 for
projects on local roads which are not on any Federal -aid highway system with special
emphasis to be given to projects which improve safety; and
WHEREAS, Congress appropriated the full $200 million authorization for 1977 but
appropriated only $105 million of the $200 million authorized for 1978; and
WHEREAS, we have been informed that all SOS funds available nationally have been
exhausted; and
WHEREAS, Congress has not appropriated SOS funds for 1979 despite the fact they continued
the program through 1982 under the 1978 Federal -aid Highway Act at a $200 million per year
authorized funding level; and
WHEREAS, the SOS program has been one of the more successful Federal -aid programs
with a minimum of red tape measured by the fact that in over two years all the funds appropriated
by Congress have already been obligated; and
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need for safety improvements and the SOS program is one
of the few Federal programs which provides local governments with Federal financial assistance
for streets and roads not on any Federal -aid system:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Azusa that
Congress be requested to appropriate the remaining funds authorized for the 1978-79 fiscal year and
appropriate the full authorization for the 1979-80 fiscal year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be directed to forward copies of this action
to the President of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations
Committees, United States Senators Cranston and Hayakawa (appropriate Congressmen) and the
Secretary of Transportation.
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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 June, 1979 by the following
vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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