HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 76-86 - 9/23/1986 - FEDERAL AID URBAN SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS RESOLUTION NO. 76-86
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING UNDERFINANCING OF FEDERAL AID URBAN
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference is a corporate organization
representative of municipalities and townships chartered within the State
of Illinois and the County of Cook; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 20, of the ConstltULIUcl V1 uie �L-Ll
of Illinois, and Chapter 127, paragraphs 741 through 748 of the Illinois
Revised Statutes, authorize and encourage intergovernmental association
and cooperation; and
WHEREAS, the public officials of the Northwest Municipal Conference
represent thirty-six (36) local governmental bodies (including the Chicago
Area Transportation Study Northwest Region) and a population of over 930,000
Illinois residents; and
WHEREAS, the Surface Transportation Act of 1982 is due to expire on
September 30, 1986, and the passage of the new Federal Highway Bill is
imminent; and
WHEREAS, the Bill will address the ratio of federal match to local
contribution toward the planning, engineering and construction of federal
aid urban system improvements and other federal highway improvements; and
WHEREAS, the House version of HB-3169 does not include a provision for
the option of underfinancing of FAUS improvements; and
WHEREAS, underfinancing is an important tool that would allow state
and local governments to provide a higher level of local contribution and
thus stretch limited federal funds for greater effectiveness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois to
call upon the members of the House of Representatives Surface Transporation
Committee and members of the House of Representatives to support the inclusion
of flexibility of financing or "underfinancing" of federal funded highway
projects in the new Surface Transportation Act.
Section 1. That the Village Clerk. is hereby directed to forward
copies of this resolution to the House of Representatives Surface
Transportation Committee, the Illinois Department of Transportation
and the Chicago Area Transportation Study.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall be in full forece and
effect from and after its passage and approval accofding to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 23rd day of September 1986.
APPROVED this 23rd day of September 1986.
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
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