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<br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CREATION <br />OF THE NETMOB{NETMOB) REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY <br /> <br />No. 12..27..2006 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Texas has asked the local community to help shoulder the financial burden of <br />building transportation improvement projects; and, <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Texas voters approved Proposition 15 in November, 2001 allowing the creation of <br />Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA's). In June 2002, the Texas Department of <br />Transportation (TxDOT) adopted 43 Tex. Admin. Code. 26.01, a set of rules for the <br />creation and operation of an RMA, which now have been codified by the Legislature as <br />Chapter 370 of the Transportation Code; and, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, RMA' s have the ability lO undertake many types of transportation improvement projects, <br />including: turnpikes, passenger and freight rail, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, <br />Intermodal hubs and border inspection stations; and, <br /> <br />i <br />I' <br />11: <br />1 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the widening of SH 24 to 4 (four) lanes is only partially c:omplete, despite the assistance of <br />TxDOT and the Texas Transportation Commission; and, . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a project now requires regional support and assistance to continue its development; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the TxDOT plan to solve mobility problems and fOt: the faster completion of transportation <br />projects with additional money to get the job done right is focused on 5 goals: reduce <br />congestion, enhance safety, expand economic opportunity, improve air quality and increase <br />the value of transportation assets: and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the counties of Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar have embraced these five TxDOT goals as <br />common goals for transportation improvement projects consisting of SH 24; and, <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HOPKINS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COURT: <br /> <br />1. Supports the formation of the NETMOB Regional Mobility Authority (NETMOB). <br /> <br />2. Authorizes the Hopkins County Judge to execute a petition to the Texas Transportation <br />Commission lO form NETMOB, and that the Petition w1l1 contain all the elements required by <br />law, including: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hopkins County Commissioners Court Resolution <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Description of Proposed Priority RMA Projects <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Statement that these Proposed RMA Projects are consistent with the approved plan of the <br />Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar County Transportation Plans. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />1 <br />