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Home My WebLink AboutCC RESO 10,133RESOLUTION NO. 10,133 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ARTICLE XXVI OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUION AND URGING THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO BUDGET MONIES ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES TO ACCEL- ERATE SMOG RESEARCH. AND CONTROL PROGRAMS WHEREAS, the gasoline tax is levied upon highway users to provide funds for highway facilities, and WHEREAS, the gasoline tax is a special tax over and above general taxes levied upon motorists, and it would be unfair and inequitable to use 'gasoline taxes for other forms of transportation or general purposes, and WHEREAS, California's excellent system of freeway and highways is of vital importance to business, industry, agriculture, recreation, and the entire economy and future development of California, and WHEREAS, the California Freeway and Expressway System adopted by the Legislature in 1959 is less than fifty per cent complete, and WHEREAS, the cities and counties of California are critically short of funds to expand and improve local road facilities to meet growthdemands, and WHEREAS, the California Highway Commission has al- ready budgeted monies from automobile registration fees for smog research and control programs, and WHEREAS, the Legislature or the Highway Commission WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XXVI OF THE CALIFORNIA CON- STITUTION budget furth:er.substantial amounts for smog purposes from Motor Vehicle Registration fees. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of. the City of National City supports Article XXVI of the California Constitution which' protects gasoline tax funds against diversion to other than highway purposes, and urges that no amendments be made which would change such Constitu- tional provision, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council urges the California State Legislature to budget monies already available from Motor. Vehicle Registration fees to accelerate smog research and control programs. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolu- tion be forwarded to our legislators, including the Chairmen of the Senate and Assembly Transportation Committees, Capitol Building, Sacramento, California. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of July,.1970. ATTEST: