By Dukes H.C.R. No. 264 77R13782 RVH-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Travis County collaborated for several years with 1-2 the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to acquire the 1-3 Missouri-Kansas Texas Railroad Company right-of-way (MKT 1-4 right-of-way) for the proposed western alignment of State Highway 1-5 130; however, now that an eastern alignment has been selected by 1-6 TxDOT as the preferred route, the county is requesting that TxDOT 1-7 release the portion of the railroad right-of-way that lies within 1-8 Travis County to the county so that it may develop its own local 1-9 transportation projects to meet the mobility needs of this rapidly 1-10 growing area; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Travis County continues to grow in population at a 1-12 significant rate; between 1990 and 2000, the population of Travis 1-13 County increased from 576,000 to 813,000, experiencing a 10-year 1-14 growth rate of 41 percent, and, according to projections by the 1-15 Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Travis County 1-16 population is expected to increase to 1,146,000 by the year 2020 1-17 and to 1,272,000 by the year 2025; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Travis County is best able to identify and plan for 1-19 local mobility projects that serve the needs of its residents; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In 1984, Travis County contributed $345,250 in bond 1-21 funds toward the appraisal and acquisition of the MKT right-of-way, 1-22 a portion of which extends from the Travis-Williamson county line 1-23 to Ed Bluestein Boulevard just north of the Colorado River; and the 1-24 MKT right-of-way will not be used for the alignment of State 2-1 Highway 130; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-3 hereby direct the Texas Department of Transportation to release 2-4 Parcel 2, parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, land originally obtained as the 2-5 right-of-way for the western alignment of State Highway 130, to 2-6 Travis County to use for other transportation infrastructure 2-7 projects; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 2-9 copy of this resolution to the chair of the Texas Transportation 2-10 Commission and to the executive director of the Texas Department of 2-11 Transportation.