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78R6644 JHS-D
By: Krusee H.R. No. 311
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Transportation investment to ensure mobility
throughout Texas is essential to maintaining the economic vitality
of the Lone Star State and the quality of life of Texans; and
WHEREAS, Reports indicate that the current level of funding
supports only about a third of the identified transportation
project needs in Texas; and
WHEREAS, In its 2002 urban mobility report, the Texas
Transportation Institute cites data illustrating alarming
increases in congestion, delay, and costs associated with traveling
in Texas' major urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Highway safety, connectivity, and system
reliability are issues important to citizens throughout Texas, and
concerned citizens have expressed a desire to designate a single
day during this session for focus on the importance of
transportation and mobility in Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2003, as Texas
Transportation Day at the State Capitol and welcome those
individuals who have traveled to Austin to take part in this daylong
event.